nvm

This post was edited by Surfpunk on Mar 27 2017 09:19am

well, healthcare isn't a right, it's a priviledge.
you should be able to support yourself & pay for your own healthcare or get a job that provides those benefits.
you shouldn't expect free healthcare, certainly, & you definitely shouldn't be forced to pay for obamacare.. that seems a bit like fascism.

The rest of the world disagrees.

Wouldn't say that Germany owes the money to the US, but they aren't fulfilling the NATO guidelines of 2% of GDP for defense spending. So while Trump's approach isn't ideal, Germany does deserve some scolding...Along with many other NATO countries.



What makes you think that people in the US desire to be like "The rest of the world"?

This post was edited by RzChaos on Mar 29 2017 06:32pm

Did I say they did?

Ow yes. And I'm insanely happy that during a crisis, those countries decided to cut a lot on the military and saved billions of cuts for the poor, elderly and the environment. (in a time of great "peace").
They are getting out of the crises as we speak, while tension around the world is rising. What do you think will happen ? Armies are slowly increasing in size, towards the 2%.
Now there is one "great leader" who wishes to blame everything and collects feathers up his ass. What will he say at this time in history? (you've seen that part of the news).

Eventually.. It looks like Germany and those other countries, will have to save the world from the US. For it's climate change destructive denial. Who do you think needs the scolding at this time in history ?

this is certainly not the case for germany

Ow.. there were cuts.. It could have been cut a lot worse though.
That's what happens when we agree on a maximum 3% budget deficit.

Imagine having to pay 30 bil more to an army every year, in the last decade.

This post was edited by Knaapie on Mar 30 2017 07:56am

dont pretend like the united states having a higher military budget than the next 10 countries in the world combined wasnt their own choice. dont pretend like they spend that much on military because their uncooperative allies force them, lol.

yes, the european nato members have been slacking, but this doesnt mean that the united states have spent even a single dollar more than what they would have spent anyways to satisfy their military industry and their national ego.