You convinced me! I wish I had multi-national committees of bureaucrats deciding what to do with the money of my countrymen, they know what's best after all

I am telling you that most of the good developments in my area - which is deprived and would not have had the funding otherwise - were through the EU regional development fund. Whatever you think of it, that is the reality.

But what do I know, I just live here!

How is this any different than the—effectively—donations to red states made by blue states and cities in the U.S.?