Chapter 8 makes the argument that European redistributive policies have been redistributed according to the “grass sprinkling” logic, according to which the European redistribution supports extant national systems with all their imperfections and ineffectiveness. It has not been in a position to shepherd reforms to these policies, nurturing cynicism towards the EU in the beneficiary societies and frustration in the contributor societies. While this argument applies primarily to the traditional regional policy and the Common Agricultural Policy, it can also be referred to the more recent initiatives, like the Juncker’s Investment Plan for Europe or the Youth Guarantee. The chapter also demonstrates that European resources can be used differently. They can be a flywheel of reforms in crucial socioeconomic policies and institutions at the national level now essentially determined solely by national political processes. No Treaty amendments are necessary to achieve this goal.