• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Saying Net doesn’t matter is absurd. Of course it matters. What kind of logic is that?!

    Person A gives person X 1€ in exchange for $1

    Person B gives person X 1$ in exchange for $1,000

    Who is getting the sweeter deal, A or B?

    • Don_alForno@feddit.org
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      20 hours ago

      It’s not about who gets the sweeter deal. It’s not a transaction. Members don’t buy services from the EU with their contributions. If France gets more payouts, it’s because France has more of whatever triggers those payouts. It’s not the GDI though, so “same GDI, different net payments” is a flawed argument.

      If we’re both in a tennis club and pay the same member’s fees, but I go to play on Thursday, when there’s less people, more space and a free drink at the bar for members, but you go on Saturday, when people are fighting for free courts and you can’t find a seat at the bar, I get the better deal. That doesn’t mean we’re not treated fairly, we’re just using different parts of what’s available.

      Now, if you had to pay higher fees in the first place because I said “I"ll only join if I get a discount”, that would indeed be unfair.