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Originally Posted by waste gate
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Originally Posted by Letum
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the EU average is holding you and your nation back. Another nation is pulling the average down and your nation as a consequence. The creation of the EU has pulled the Netherlands into that race for the bottom that is the hallmark of socialist societies.
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Prove it.
There is no significant change since NL joined the EU when one looks at the graph of economic growth for that country.
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Originally Posted by waste gate
GDP: $612.7 billion (2006 est.)
Debt: $1.899 trillion (30 June 2006)
Your county's debt is better than three times its income.
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More than a little out of context. Most economies have more debt than GDP.
Why, in your opinion, do you think most of Europe has joined the EU?
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Here is a link to the fact book that Fish used to bolster his argument.
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
You can look up the EU countries yourself. Most have a trade surplus so I was mistaken. The Netherlands are pulling the rest down. Sorry Fish.
Regarding economists. Socialist economists will always point towards socialism.
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1) Who said the economists where socialist?
2) Why do you think is there is no significant change (compared to non EU members of Europe with similar economies) since the NL or the UK (can't find data for other countries atm) joined the EU when one looks at the graph of economic growth for those counties?
*edit* btw, the CIA Factbook is known to be inaccurate. They disagree with the IMF and the World bank on several topics.