americans are also illiquid, it's just most of our wealth is tied up in the huge ass global military we use to afford europeans the freedom to spend their money on other things, like public transit and "free" healthcare
americans are also illiquid, it's just most of our wealth is tied up in the huge ass global military we use to afford europeans the freedom to spend their money on other things, like public transit and "free" healthcare
@micsolana You’re missing the part where the US spends the most money on entitlements - eclipsing payments of the military
@micsolana I’m sick of defending Europe and they don’t even say thanks. If we had a president with a backbone they’d make Europe produce a hand signed petition from hundreds of millions of Europeans thanking us for the protection we provide before any money goes to Ukraine.
@micsolana And also the investments in technology that help Europeans live modern lives without having to make the necessary sacrifices (40 hour work week etc)
@micsolana @misha_saul They haven’t needed the U.S. military to protect them since the Cold War.
@micsolana Not to mention how we provide them all their innovation and tech infrastructure while they just drown us and our companies in red tape and pick our collective pockets with specious fines.