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To go deeper into debt “so they don’t have to”?

you have no clue. The countries of Central Europe have massive costs due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Inflation here has been at 17% for the past 1.5 years compared to 2% or less before that. Plus the refugees from Ukraine - about a million have been given a heck of a lot of aid + housing etc.

Of course, Poland should do that as this is the invasion of a neighbor. And the USA is doing wonderful work helping Ukraine.

Your comment reminds me of the big-city Democrats in California and New York, when the California state budget is in growing deficit even with taxes rising alongside inflation. Yea for everybody, including the homeless and refugees. Until they camp out in front of your business and drive off your customers. As Ukraine slowly fails to remove the Ruskies, our beloved Democrats will expect you to be the next Ukraine. Who's up at bat? Even with a 50% debt ratio, compared to Biden's 122%, you'll be up at bat.

The neighbors we had in Germany uniformly are telling us they will not send their sons to fight, so Scholz sends munitions and materiel but not lives, while Baerbock cheers on "war" with Russia. Where do you think the new personnel will be coming from?

Personally,Cronos, I hope it won't be you and yours. But someone will be expected to be press ganged, as time passes. This from an ex-Viet Nam era old guy who doesn't trust lying politicians.