The EU – like the UN – is simply the INTERNATIONALIZATION of the WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION scheme the Marxist left (but I repeat myself!) has tried to impose within various individual nations -- INCLUDING HERE -- AND HAS ALWAYS FAILED! BREXIT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THIS ONE! Despite efforts by former East German communist youth leader Merkel (she's still a commie, for those who haven't noticed!) and her ilk, OTHER DOMINOES WILL FALL!
EU = League of Nations
“The EU – like the UN – is simply the INTERNATIONALIZATION of the WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION scheme the Marxist left (but I repeat myself!) has tried to impose within various individual nations”
The elite really aren’t trying to do wealth redistribution, but wealth maximization.
That some money helps some poor people is just a side effect.
That some other money helps bureaucrats (most especially during retirement after years of loyal service) can be thought as baksheesh.
[And the money is usually back in the hands of the rich or a corporation of theirs by the 10th of the month.]
Take health insurance: If you were just trying to fleece ordinary people you’d take the maximum they could afford each month, right?
Guess what they do!
The elite do the same thing with housing via Section 8/housing vouchers/UK council housing benefits.
Instead of letting housing prices be reasonable (~$500/month for an apartment/~$120,000 for a three-bedroom house), the elite subsidize the rents/payments so a middle-class person renting a ~$900/month apartment has to pay ~$400/month more than what a truly free market would provide.
The economic elite provide economic (and if need be political) advice. The political elite provide the laws and regulations the economic elite want. These elites work as a team against the interests of ordinary working people.