Posted on 01/12/2017 12:31:29 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
“Give it back.................”
Yeah, to 1M Muslims, Greeks, Italians, Spanish, Portuguese.......
Maybe even pay a little on their NATO debt.
To whoever earned it. A government should not run a surplus nor a deficit.............
The Euro is good to Germany. Their export-driven economy does very well off the back of a currency that is unjustly low for the size and strength of their economy whilst countries with weaker economies are crushed by debts and low growth because the currency is too strong for them. No wonder people in every country except Germany is losing faith in the EU and it is more than likely destined to collapse within a decade as more and more people in the other EU nations realise that they are getting screwed by the 4th Reich emanating from Berlin and have been reduced to a series of German gaus.
Now they should contribute 2.2% to NATO as required, right now its 1.2%
Even less in reality. I read they use a lot of questionable accounting. And the 1.2% includes non warfighting expenses like daycare for military, etc.
Gee...I wonder why there’s such a push to keep Russia the enemy.
Oh yeah: A nice fat surplus and they don’t have to spend the $$ themselves
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bandow/us-to-spend-more-on-europ_b_9219754.html
Plus plenty of $$ to spread around on socialist causes like so-called ‘refugees’...
Not really.
I make sure we have no deficit.
My wife makes sure we have no surplus.................
I pay appr. $250/month for 100% coverage including dental with a $2000 deductible/year and see any doctor I might choose with no waiting time at all. Well, a few minutes or so. But they do their best to accommodate us privately insured...they get to liquidate at about 2x vs those on public plans. That is to say, you are mistaken.
Paid, Full.
Wasn't so long ago the European leaders were falling over themselves to be standing next to Putin at the photo ops and be in his friend. NATO existence and mission was openly being questioned.
Then Putin showed his true USSR KGB invading Terror State compulsions and that all changed.
Many would much prefer to be friends with Russia. Instead they are building up NATO.
“I’d say they still owe Poland. “
Well, don’t know about Poland. But, being a first generation Greek-American, I have had similar discussions with my Greek relatives when visiting them, usually about 2:00 in the morning as these dudes do love to talk politics, ugh. Anyway, with the Greek situation; when it became obvious to the U.S. that a strong Germany would be required so to block Soviet aspirations on west Europe and being Germany was destitute, we (U.S.) agreed to pay off German reparations due Greece. I don’t know if Poland was included in this deal or not. I’ll let you research and inform me if you want. Btw, my beloved Greek relatives, even though Germany has kept their lazy and corrupt @$$’$ afloat since Greece joined the EU they take the position that Germany still owes them reparations because it was paid by the U.S. and not Germany. Go figure....
Germans killed 20%of the Polih population in WWII. It was horrible. As a German I stood many years ago in that disgustig ash-pit in Auschwitz and asked myself what could be done to show that many Germans are descent human beings and not all of them are ice-cold killers.
Today 30 years later I gained some very nice Polish friends and Germany was the nation that helped Poland within Europe in its way to become one of the indstrial powerhouses of the future. Its us who invested millions and bazillions there. We still owe Poland. This is true somehow. Nevertheless all “acting” real nazis are dust in the meantime. The Germans of today have nothing to to with the invasion of Poland. I think the important mission is learning our lessons. All Europeans should understand what is happening if nations hang on nazism.
My now ex-wife told me private health insurance in Germany was upwards to 1000 Euros a month. She had no reason to lie, although we had kids. I will say that the health care we did receive was very good and the doctors were great. The fact we went to the front of the line didn’t hurt.
I do not doubt that a private insurance plan can cost 1000 euros/month - or more. It all depends on the plan and other circumstances (dependents on the plan, deductible, age when the plan was bought etc.).
As a single male with a fairly high deductible (I have not filed a single claim in 15+ years - everything is out of pocket for me since I’ve never gone above the deductible) the monthly rate is low. And I get yearly rebates of two or three months worth since I haven’t claimed anything for so long.
What I do pay out of pocket is much higher than what the doc would be able to charge for a ‘publicly’ insured patient, though, so they do accommodate me. (Being a ‘doctor’ (PhD) myself doesn’t hurt either when making an appointment :-)). For me it’s basically an “if something really bad happens I want solid gold coverage for the best treatment” scenario.
Also, health insurance premiums are fully tax deductible. (Perhaps there is an upper limit, I wouldn’t know about that.)
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