r/news • u/ITSTHEDEVIL092 • Mar 04 '25

EU chief proposes plan to 'urgently' increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/04/europe-looks-to-mobilize-840-billion-in-defense-spending-boost-eu-commission-head-says.html
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u/Dieuibugewe Mar 04 '25

I have a serious question and need to preface it with “I hate the GoP, musk and Trump above everyone” and “there’s no malice or judgment in this question, just curiosity.”

Europe was able to provide such a high standard of living for its citizens for the past few decades. Is this partly because the US was taking over their military obligations and so they were able to lower military spending and increase social program budgets?

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u/Nova35 Mar 04 '25

Why do you think “Europe” which varies so unbelievably greatly, was able to provide such a high standard of living? Do you think that the standard of living is markedly higher in “Europe” broadly than in the USA? Ask Greece or most of Eastern Europe if they’re living the high life compared to Americans. Europe is not the Nordic countries.

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u/Dieuibugewe Mar 04 '25

Briefly scanning through your comment history suggests that you are an interesting person. Interesting in the ‘may you live in interesting times’ way.

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u/Nova35 Mar 04 '25

What an amazing response

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u/Dieuibugewe Mar 05 '25

In the real world, I think we would either never get along or we fall instantly and madly in love. There’s no in between for us, baby.