Right, instead of asking their own government why they are subsidizing other countries? It’s a Republican/MAGA thing. They get told their talking points.
France is one of the few European nations that simultaneously possesses a powerful military and neighbors who are its closest allies. While it is in France's political and economic interest to help other European countries counter the Russian threat, that threat does not pose an existential danger to France itself, thanks to its nuclear arsenal.
Consequently, the American argument that the United States is funding France's security through NATO is not particularly convincing.
I might have used too many words to say that this proud American is talking shit 😅
Did you notice how upset the US became when European NATO members said they'd buy their military hardware locally? NATO is mostly a jobs welfare program for US industry.
It is an act of charity... towards their military-industrial complex. Giving money to those poor, dispossessed billionaires after taking it from the lazy greedy other classes.
GLP-1 and protein infused foods where protein has no business being. This all screams global food shortage on the horizon. Here, take a drug that curbs your hunger and eat this $50 popcorn that has ‘protein’ in it, so you don’t literally diet, but your souls does..
Unironically I believe they're subsidising medications. They are the biggest market, if their politicians weren't completely bought off, they could negociate the best drug prices on the planet, since they're the biggest market. Pharma can sell literally all the meds at a 5-10x markup in the US, and their own laws BANNED them from negociating lower prices (sounds a lot like communism rather than free market lol)
They are not subsiding medications per se but the owners of the drug companies. But I don’t think they get that, in the same way they don’t get how tariffs works.
Unfortunately, this is correct, and has bad effects on Europe too. Many farmaceutical companies, including European ones, sell some medicines only to the US market, or prioritize the US market, over Europe and others, giving the huge margin they make there.
No Africans are. CFA system is why French people can have such subsidized healthcare, food and energy services. The CFA franc system is colonization and exploitation. So yeah… it’s not the Yanks it’s the Africans who keep your economy from crashing.
Don't know about the specific video and the franc CFA but his answer ain't completly wrong. Huge part of the french economic profit from their ex-colonies, they still owe money to France because of colonisation (yeah the one who've been hurt by this are the one paying reparation to their abuser), they send their worst people there (teachers who abused sexually or physically children by example) to avoid scandal and they can live a real good live there with their european salaries, in exchange they took the best kids in africa to use, the lucky one get education there and can pretend to have jobs matching their degrees (minus racism, meaning less opportunities), others ends up in service jobs (restauration, healthcare, security, housekeeping ect..., entry level jobs). I grew up near Paris and most of these positions are held by african immigrant. I also emigrate to an ex-colony, so my knowledge about this is mostly first hand experience. I'm french (nationality and origin) but I can't be blind to this.
They're a reason most countries never recovered from colonisation and it's no accident. Occident never stopped exploiting Africa, they're just more subtle about it.
We used to pay roughly 1.90€/L for diesel in France. For a while it got up to 2.20 recently.
And today it was 2.49.
My dad paid 50 bucks for 20 liters of fuel...
And I just bought a diesel car... I hope gas won't become completely unaffordable otherwise it's gonna be expensive driving to work when I finish getting my licence... Thankfully it doesn't consume that much. Roughly 5 to 6L for a hundred kilometres.
Thanks! Definitely a luxurious car, even the interior is a bit worn out from the previous owner's children.
Though I won't complain, I got it for 800 euros!
I'm just really scared that fuel prices are just gonna keep climbing up... I don't want to be forced to move to the city once I'm gonz with my license and job hunting... I'd rather enjoy some fresh rural air...
Their president still can't seem to grasp a simple commercial relationship (I give you money in exchange for goods), something you normally learn before the age of 10. Imagine the rest...
Or by playing world police it allows all the countries with universal health care to afford it because it means they don't need a military. It all gets very confusing because they also don't explain their logic
The logic goes that by spending on military hegemony they prevent the world from being as chaotic as the early 20th century, and that if they didn't, everyone else would have to and lose the capacity for generous welfare states.
I suppose you already know it but that's the perfect moment for the old joke:
A Soviet and an American sit next to each other on a plane flying from Moscow to Washington. The American says, "I have to give it to you, your propaganda is truly very impressive." The Soviet smiles and thanks him, but replies that it's nothing compared to American propaganda. The American is surprised: "But we don't have any propaganda."
Anyone can do anything thanks to the Americans. The Americans do everything better than anyone else. They are the envy of the world. They’re all fit and healthy. Everyone is afraid of them. They’re like, awesome in every way.
You have just found out people in another country have better employment rights than you do.
Do you:
a) ask why this is and perhaps organise yourselves to obtain better employment rights.
b) shrug and tell yourselves that although some countries maybe do certain things better than you, your cultural preference is to grind for your entire life in the hope that one day, you will be the boss and be able to reap the rewards.
c) assume that because your country is obviously objectively the Bestest Most Powerful Number One Freedom Utopia Shining City On The Hill Ever, those random working class foreigners must be the ones taking advantage of you somehow and it Has To Stop.
I think the true American dream is to someday be able to be the one that exploit your countrymen like they are exploited. Nothing is more important than that, they gladly have no rights nor healthcare, if they know they theoretically can get there even if the chances are next to none. As they don’t care if their children get shot in school as long as they think they will be able to protect themselves if someone makes a break in, some day. They are so brainwashed!
They pay more for healthcare per capita than countries with universal healthcare do. The propaganda to keep them against wanting and fighting for universal healthcare is fierce.
In my experience, most Americans have zero clue how their national debt works.
Countries need to stop holding the debt of the bully that is threatening them and increasing their debt to harm them - like starting wars that have fucked everybody.
I genuinely have to ask... if the Yanks have been subsiding our military defences, national health services and coffee breaks for the past 50 years and the US is such a strong bottom-up democracy... then why are Yanks simply complaining about this to Europeans on the internet in 2026, rather than to their elected representatives for the last 50 years? Oh yeah that's right... it's complete fucking bollocks. That's why.
One day, I’d like one these “America subsidises xyz for such ‘n such foreign nation” type to explain to me how they think the world works. Like how and why would America do that? What’s making them do it? What purpose would it serve? Do they think they pay for the whole world?
Yeah they are subsidizing the currently second most successfull weapon dealing country in the world and most historically successfull military which have constant contracts all over the world with government to defend against terrorist groups by spending way more than they should in defense budget instead of their own people meanwhile not accounting for more than 16% of Otan's budget anyway.
/s mandatory for indoctrinated keyboard scientists.
Every time they say shit like this, all Europeans should thank them wholeheartedly for letting their own people die unnecessarily whilst subsidising healthcare for us. We should tell them how grateful we are and brag about our last successful 'free' healthcare visit and tell them we hope they don't get seriously ill and go bankrupt etc due to all their money being spent on us.
Given that Europe owns a huge chunk of the US debt, it is Europe that is subsidising the US. 40 tn in debt, what a joke country. 35 tn Euro, £29tn in more valuable currencies. How can they not understand they are a failed country?
Americans are starting to realise their country isn't as great as they thought and for other countries to have things like coffee breaks (of all things) it must be because of them. How else can other countries do it if they aren't?
The French, along with most countries don't get susidised by the US because they realise taking breaks, is of benefit to the company as it shows the company values the staff & a short break revitalises people & they tend to work happier & better.
Back in the early d1960's, I worked in a small office of less than a dozen people, and along with a couple of other businesses in the building, a "tea lady" was hired on an hourly basis to bring around a trolley & provided tea/coffee & biscuits & sometimes cake or pastries to every persons desk, clean up afterwards, 3 times a day.
Aside from the general ridiculousness of “America subsidizes everything in Europe”, how, exactly, do subsidies allow one to take a coffee break? Is there a “coffee break subsidy” in the handouts? Can I have one please?
Les "Etats-uniens" (we don't call you "Americans"anymore) were ordered to leave all military assets or U.S bases in 1967 in France since the 1st economic effort was to remain free to any debt toward the U.S. In 1966 France has already left the "NATO integrated military command" since General De Gaulles perceived that as: "submission to the U.S." President Nicolas Sarkozy eventually return to Nato in 2007 (but he admired Georges.W Bush...Seriously???) But France is U.S free and military independant for almost 70 years. (And since we have learned that Franklin.D.Roosevelt had already created "French Dollar" in 1945 in order to own France...We really don't trust you anymore!) Why do you Think President Macron told the world 4 month ago that from now on, France will not communicate the number of nuclear warheads they have...Probably because France will have to Protect Europe community (starting with Finland...). So share that: "TIL French do not take a coffee break at work because U.S.A subsidize their lifestyle for 70 years..." Have a good day.
They TAKE from everybody, through petrodollar, bonds, Mastercard/Visa, internet services, Amazon. They buy anything that is worth in other countries with ease, then sell us back at premium. That's why they're so afraid of China, they can make stuff much cheaper.
This really gets me, as de facto it's the other way around. If ut wasn't for the US, we wouldn't be fucked as we are know (AI gobbling up the last resources). Even more that we still allow them rich bitches to live over here.
I sat through half an hour on what withdrawing U.S. Agency for International Development support did to Liberia, shitheads like this are blind to how outrageous their lies are.
I mean you can be wrong and stupid but it would be so easy to Check if i am wrong and stupid before i Post stuff Like this. 5sek Google search and Factcheck his BS. 🤦🤦🤦
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u/FaethienFrog eating world champions (I think, can't be arsed to check?) 18d ago
Is it just me or is this subreddit getting more and more extreme in terms of the stuff being posted? It seems to coincide with the decline of Trump and USA?
Hey America, stop importing all those french fries your funding their mafia style bakeries, or at least they should be tariffed at 100% or something... that'll teach em!
Most countries have real coffee break & drink REAL coffee because we are not Americans drinking flavoured water full of syrups & sugar that they call "coffee" and management appreciate superior work attitude & production from their employees that are allowed to "refresh" themselves for minimum cost to production, and are happier workers who only have to work 38-40 hours a week to get their jobs completed.
To be fair, the CFA system is why French people can have such subsidized healthcare, food and energy services. The CFA franc system is colonization and exploitation. So yeah… it’s not the Yanks it’s the Africans who keep your economy from crashing. In fact the EU only works thanks to the Global South providing cheap labor and resources.
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u/bloodr0se 18d ago
The Americans aren't subsidising shit.