Posted on 03/05/2025 3:51:35 AM PST by davikkm
Imagine if the U.S. announced a $5 trillion fiscal boost, saying they’re ready to do “as much as it takes” beyond that. It would be insane, right? Now take a look at Germany. A country known for being extra cautious about spending, especially when it comes to running up debt. Suddenly, they’ve announced a massive fiscal injection: 500 billion euros. That’s over $5 trillion in U.S. terms. They’re not just talking about infrastructure upgrades or defense spending—this could very well be the start of a dangerous path toward hyperinflation.
The German government has greenlit this colossal plan as part of a broader strategy to boost defense spending and fix up the country’s aging infrastructure. The plan is clear: spend big now to bolster its military, energy, and educational systems. They even have a special fund set up for it. But here’s where it gets dicey. Germany’s decision is fundamentally a rejection of its own fiscal caution—and it’s pushing the boundaries of its own self-imposed rules. Defense spending? The government wants to exempt military expenditures from their rigid debt brake, which would allow them to go above 1% of GDP on military costs. That’s more than just fiscal ambition—it’s a direct departure from Germany’s historical stance on debt.
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Go big, go broke!
i think their maths is wrong…
500 billion
to
5 trillion?
Europe is running towards ruin.
America will be the Shining City on the Hill again.
“Make America the Shining City on the Hill Again!”
MASCHA!
If they have that kinda money they should pay their debt to America !
Dead serious, I would not be surprised if they learned how US politicians learned to embezzle money. Maybe they also figured they don’t have to worry about anything resembling DOGE.
Well, with math like that, it’s no wonder they are in trouble...
Still wondering if any US taxpayer money was being laundered through Ukraine to Europe’s welfare states...
No wonder they’re broke. One euro = ~$1.07.
1 euro = 1.07 dollars
I think they’re trying to scale it to GNP, which makes sense, but their calculation should be lower, maybe $2.5T. Certainly a lot of money, but if it’s over a number of years, it’s still lower than what we waste.
That is about $540 billion. This person is way off.
Wait. I see. It is adjusted for US scale.
One problem is that the Greenies are busy crippling their economies—making them uncompetitive in international markets—and it is just going to get worse and worse.
The Euros are all hat and no cattle.
They know how to do this; I have sheets of genuine 200 millionen Mark stamps, given to me by an old stamp collector in the 60’s. At one time, had these been legal tender, I could have bought Hamburg with them.
IMO this is the globalists (EU, WEF, IMF etc) looking to fleece the German people. Same crooks who got used to USAID money now going after their next target. None of the ‘infrastructure’ etc will ever be built. Same crap as zero’s ‘shovel ready’ scams.
The current exchange rate is 1.07. So way off.
We did. We spent more than 5 trillion during the “epidemic”
And we spend 7 trillion a year.
“500 billion euros. That’s over $5 trillion in U.S. terms.”
Say what?!?
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