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

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

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!