German now cutting welfare funding to fund their military

[Ringo]

The european media consumer must believe that Russia, although it will lose to Ukraine, will immediately attack Europe.
Hans became dumber than Taras

 

[hadit]

Well, the teenager in the basement has just realized that the party is over and they are going to have to pay their own way. Thank you President Trump. Europe has lived under the protection of the United States since the end of World War 2....or if you are Ilhan Omar, World War 11. Because of our generosity, and sacrifice, the countries of Europe have been able to expand their welfare states beyond sustainability. Now, Trump is pulling 5,000 U.S. Troops, as a start, and Germany and the other european countries will have to actually pay to protect themselves from each other and Russia.

And the entire time the U.S. protected them, they became ungrateful and arrogant....

Buh bye,

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Germany’s coalition government has agreed a sweeping package of welfare cuts worth €38.3 billion by 2030, stripping back the country’s health system and pension guarantees to free up funds for military spending.

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) — which form the governing coalition under Chancellor Friedrich Merz — reached the agreement ahead of a cabinet meeting on April 28, 2026. German media obtained the document before the official announcement.

The most contentious measure removes free health insurance coverage for non-contributing spouses. Under the new rules, spouses who do not pay into the statutory system will be required to contribute a minimum of 2.5 per cent of their partner’s insured income.
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Germany slashes welfare state to fund rearmament

Merz has stated that the state pension will be reformed into what he described as “basic cover” for old age and will no longer be sufficient to maintain living standards.

brusselssignal.eu

I've been saying for a long time that European nanny states were unsustainable without Uncle Sam running defense for the countries. If we pull out, does anyone REALLY think the other European nations are going to completely trust Germany and Italy? They'll have to all divert spending from welfare to defense.