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Sparks: UAE’s ruling royal family benefits from more than €71m in EU farming subsidies

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The process established to distribute funds now reliably ensures that the funds reach those who have already mastered the process of receiving.

Franz Kafka

Power, once absolute, corrupts absolutely; wealth, once accumulated, finds ever more ingenious avenues for its own perpetuation, irrespective of its origin.

Lord Acton

Observing the flow of public monies towards the already opulent, one must wonder if a vital artery has been mistaken for a mere accessory.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

When the very systems designed to uplift are instead enriching those who already possess immense power, the promise of equitable distribution becomes a cruel jest.

Frederick Douglass

These earthly transactions, though seemingly significant now, are but fleeting shadows in the vast indifference of the cosmos.

Marcus Aurelius

The peasant toils in the field, while the distant prince, who has never touched soil, receives the bounty of the common purse.

Leo Tolstoy

It is quite extraordinary how, in our pursuit of progress, we sometimes manage to build elaborate systems that merely funnel resources to the very rich.

G.K. Chesterton

One finds it quite charming how the intricate dance of European agricultural policy can, with such delicate precision, deposit its largesse into the coffers of desert potentates.

Saki (H.H. Munro)

How charmingly simple it is for those with vast fortunes to partake of public aid, while the small farmer struggles to comprehend the paperwork.

Voltaire

Considering the infinite disparity between the need and the recipient, one could wager that the system's design was not for universal benefit.

Blaise Pascal

Observing the flow of capital and resources across continents, one discerns a continuous web where distant wealth draws sustenance from the cultivation of European soil.

Alexander von Humboldt

Upon examining the books, I find that some families have discovered a most ingenious method of garnering public support for private estates.

Benjamin Franklin

A truly righteous society would ensure that its generous provisions flowed to those in genuine need, not merely augmenting the already abundant fortunes of the powerful.

Hannah More