The EU should be taking care of this or NATO. I want one fucking thing from the US government: health care. If all EU nations cut their levels of healthcare back to US levels they could afford to fight their own war.
USA being “world police” is more of a meme than an actual thing. The policing USA does is more to ensure its own soft power and control over the global economy, and not actually taking a principled stand based on morals. Even the current Ukraine adventure is more a game to destroy the russian war machine than to save Ukraine, keeping Ukraine free and independent is more of a side-effect. Not that the EU is much better, I feel the EU is more afraid of bordering russia than genuinely helping Ukraine stay independent.
Ukraine funding costs the average tax payer $330 a year, and given the top 1% pay 42% of all federal income tax, it probably cost you a fair bit less than that.
This is just the dumbest take. If you seriously believe for one second that any money the US could save on the military would go to healthcare instead of tax cuts for the rich you’re really beyond help.
The EU should be taking care of this or NATO. I want one fucking thing from the US government: health care. If all EU nations cut their levels of healthcare back to US levels they could afford to fight their own war.
EU countries pay roughly half as much on healthcare per capita than US. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236541/per-capita-health-expenditure-by-country/#:~:text=In 2022%2C the United States,highest per capita health expenditure.
It’s also a war in their backyard. Own it. Get the money however. I’m tired of my taxes disproportionately funding the world police.
USA being “world police” is more of a meme than an actual thing. The policing USA does is more to ensure its own soft power and control over the global economy, and not actually taking a principled stand based on morals. Even the current Ukraine adventure is more a game to destroy the russian war machine than to save Ukraine, keeping Ukraine free and independent is more of a side-effect. Not that the EU is much better, I feel the EU is more afraid of bordering russia than genuinely helping Ukraine stay independent.
Ukraine funding costs the average tax payer $330 a year, and given the top 1% pay 42% of all federal income tax, it probably cost you a fair bit less than that.
NATO?
You mean… the organization the United States is part of?
This is just the dumbest take. If you seriously believe for one second that any money the US could save on the military would go to healthcare instead of tax cuts for the rich you’re really beyond help.