Re: Reap what you sow
Ten of the richest EU countries were net contributors to the EU budget.
Should I now assume you feel the EU should have payed you for the great honour of having you as a member.
It might surprise you but most countries tend to help porer parts of the county to catch up by taking money from the ritcher parts of the country.
But that of course is not British at all as Ritchy has pointed out.