Anyway, explain this to me: Is this EU budget for next year, or is it, as Jerome said, for seven years? I thougt I remembered the spending being $850b. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
The EU's GDP is about 10 trillion. The EU's budget is about 1% of GDP. The Commission's proposal was of about 1000 billion. Hence the Commission's proposal was for about 10 years. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
