alt Hacker NewsI agree, but subsidies aren't free as well. Simply making the overall cake bigger doesn't necessarily pay out for everyone - some have to foot the bill.
I agree, but subsidies aren't free as well. Simply making the overall cake bigger doesn't necessarily pay out for everyone - some have to foot the bill.
Why not? If the increase in cake size is bigger than the subsidies then it can be a net win, even for the people paying the subsidies.
It also ignores the fact that absent the EU, countries would still have a lot of subsidies.