Unhappy Thread III (cancel, nights, place, world)

[Warszawa]

Originally Posted by Razza94

Germany can afford it, Argentina file for bankruptcy every ten years.

If Germany can afford it, why cant the United States?

[Razza94]

Originally Posted by Warszawa

If Germany can afford it, why cant the United States?

They can, but they prefer to spend it on the military protection that Germany likes to freeload off.

[Warszawa]

Originally Posted by Razza94

They can, but they prefer to spend it on the military protection that Germany likes to freeload off.

Let's stop spending money for defending other countries then. In a way Trump is right that the US cant be the world's police

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

Live and let live is a libertarian thing. I don't think the traditional left or right are particularly bothered about freedom above all else.

I agree.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Warszawa

Let's stop spending money for defending other countries then. In a way Trump is right that the US cant be the world's police

agreed. It's not Germany's fault that the US spends so much on the military; it's our government's own choice. If the US chose to spend less, Europe might spend more if it felt it needed it, or not if it didn't.

[nei]

The smell of cigarette smoke on a no-smoking university campus is the smell of freedom

[dunno what to put here]

I also suspect the US government has no desire to enact 'socialist' policies in the first place so the military spending argument is a moot point. And in reality, the US could probably afford to do both - it is far from a poor country.

[Warszawa]

United States has a ridiculous amount of money for a country of its size. I don't get why it's so behind Europe when it comes to basics like healthcare and universities. US is like a first world country that thinks it's a third world country sometimes

[Razza94]

Originally Posted by Warszawa

Let's stop spending money for defending other countries then. In a way Trump is right that the US cant be the world's police

I'm glad we agree on this.

[B87]

Originally Posted by forgotten username

so you would subside stuff that is already largely subsided by the private sector and not help stuff which always need public subsides ? Do you hate history and english ?

No, but the purpose of university is to qualify people for better jobs. If there is more of an incentive to study medicine, science or engineering, then there will be a better pool of candidates to pick from.

Studying art history or women's studies contributes nothing to the economy in the long run, so should be self-funded like a hobby.