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      23 hours ago

      Fines go directly to the EU budget, the shortfall for which is then split proportionally among member nations, effectively reducing the burden on those nations, which governments can individually choose to pass on to citizens, allocate to other public budgets, or pocket it. The EU has no say in this decision.

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        22 hours ago

        So the EU does trickle down economics too then. Awesome. 🫩

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            7 hours ago

            That was part of the joke, it’s a stupid concept so I’m making fun of it.