Originally posted by Uncle Joe
EU memberships provides jobs which contributes to the wealth of the UK far more that a seven billion price tag.

- 100% correct UJ.
EU membership has given Britain access to the worlds largest single market (one that has now grown to over 450millions).
Those who complain about British membership of the EU really ought to do a little reading about the reasons for the sheer desperation Britain had in
joining the EEC (as it then was) and the previous failures of the 'trade only' EFTA group and the failure of Britain's commonwealth to sustain
British trade.
Quite how deliberately choosing to move from a situation where we enjoy the most favourable trading circumstances with our largest trading partners to
one of much worse trading circumstances is meant to benefit us all, God alone knows.
Thankfully the British people show absolutely no sign of wishing to elect a government that would seriously try and leave the EU.

A good chunk of that money goes toward developing economies in Eastern Europe and other deprived areas to give us more trading partners and
making everyone richer.

- This brings us back to the foundation-stone of the EU.
European peace (a rare thing in Europe's history).
An allied, developed and cooperative Europe is a proven means of ensuring we all get to live in peace and with a minimum of 'tension' between the
sovereign nation states comprising the EU.