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The single market is looking wobbly

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Re: The single market is looking wobbly

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“In case anyone felt their nose insufficiently rubbed in German success”

All good things come to an end.

Also it feels like if the weather will suck tomorrow it will be blamed on germany. Where are the other countries in all this? Taking a nap?

Re: The single market is looking wobbly

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> Imagine queuing up at a food bank only for a millionaire to rock up in a BMW and announce he is snapping up the entire supply of grub

Except it's not a like foodbank; it's literally a market and this is the cost of markets and the reason many socialists oppose them.

Re: The single market is looking wobbly

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> The single market is looking wobbly Note that the Economist is British.

But also note that the Economist is reliable factually, relatively unbiased, and is in general respected in the UK and further afield for both of those things. Its coverage of Brexit and EU matters more generally is usually balanced, and probably leans towards remain/EU if anything.

Re: The single market is looking wobbly

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> Imagine queuing up at a food bank only for a millionaire to rock up in a BMW and announce he is snapping up the entire supply of grub Except it's not a like foodbank; it's literally a market and this is the cost of markets and the reason many socialists oppose them.

> State-aid rules were suspended during covid-19, as national governments bailed out everything from airlines to pizzerias.

This is anything but a free market, and the consequences thereof. Actually a very good analogy for NGEU program.

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