Posted on 12/13/2012 5:36:26 AM PST by Olog-hai
Britains membership of the European Union has cost taxpayers almost £100 billion since its formation. As David Cameron travels to Brussels today for another EU summit, it emerged that from 1973 to this year, Britain has paid £97 billion ($156 billion) in net payments.
Cameron is due to attend talks today aimed are establishing a single banking watchdog for Eurozone countries.
But the move is being seen as a significant step towards a European super state.
It means national governments will no longer have oversight of their banks.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Yes, but look at what they got for the money!
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