Hafar1014
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Nope...
Europe is close to 100% employment.
Renewable energy is cheaper than Fossil... Wind is now the cheapest form of Energy in Western Europe. In 2022 when Oil Prices spiked globally, the Western Governments had an issue, Energy prices were very high and the people were struggling. They know Energy companies were doing extremely well out of it. They knew the Wind Farms had done their costs and these energy prices were sheer profit (unexpected Profit)... So they taxed them, The Windfall Tax on all Energy companies, temporary tax which they then gave to consumers to subsidise the buying of Oil..
You have been brain washed. A lot of Western European countries have higher economic freedom than US and then you say Socialism is killing Western Europe... You can keep it consistent...
Again Western European is a Mixed Economy who have placed the Citizens above corporations...
That I think is what you are calling Socialism...
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Yep, staying the same or getting worse
What is your love of Corporates paying (bribing ) our political leaders?
Why are you on the side of Corporate Lobbyists?
Hafar1014
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You live in a fantasy world. Im in Europe all the time. Youre socialist so you have to lie. Lets look at facts
Europe is experiencing a relative global decline, characterized by a shrinking share of global GDP, lagging innovation, and demographic stagnation. While the continent maintains high standards of living, structural economic and security shifts have sparked intense debate about its future competitiveness and geopolitical relevance. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key Drivers of Europe's Shift
- Economic Stagnation & Deindustrialization: Europe's share of global GDP has dropped from roughly 25% in 1990 to under 15% today. High energy costs, heavy regulatory burdens, and a lack of homegrown tech giants (compared to the U.S. and China) have led to deindustrialization, particularly affecting manufacturing powerhouses like Germany. [1, 2, 3]
- Demographic Collapse: Cratering birthrates and an aging population are shrinking the workforce. This puts immense strain on social welfare, healthcare, and pension systems. [1, 2, 3]
- Geopolitical Vulnerability: The war in Ukraine exposed Europe’s heavy reliance on external powers for both its energy and defense capabilities, forcing the continent to reevaluate its geopolitical autonomy. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- The Draghi Report: Former ECB President Mario Draghi released a landmark, widely discussed report highlighting the urgent need for massive investment, unified capital markets, and streamlined innovation, warning that Europe faces an "existential challenge" if it fails to boost productivity. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- The Counterargument: Despite structural challenges, experts note that Europe continues to excel in the UN's Human Development Index, prioritizing social safety nets, healthcare, and environmental regulations over raw economic output. [1, 2]
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Reddit - The Four Horsemen of Europe's decline - EU Reporter
The reality is that, while still more developed than many parts of the world, Europe is increasingly resembling emerging economies...
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Yea yea. Sure.
I was thinking about this last night. How we say "you want America to fail" when Biden is POTUS and you say we want America to fail when Trump is in office. No we don't. YOU want Democrats to fail. And you will say we are failing even when we are kicking butt. Obama got us out of Bush's mess and Biden got us out of Trump's. Don't forget the mess Trump handed Biden. You say Trump would have handled it better? No freakin way.
In fact, this is why I was thinking about this. Because they say we are not prepared for another pandemic. Anti Vaxers now run our government. People who are not qualified. God help us if another pandemic befalls Trump. I don't wish it on US. OMG, I just realized US and us is spelled the same. Am I the first by land or sea to realize this? And when I say sea I don't mean see. Most people I know don't realize sea and see sound the same. Sorry, where was I?
Oh yea. We don't want America to fail. We just know it will. The environment will get dirtier. People will die from it. The unintended consequences of Trump's actions. Prices, starting a war with Iran which is now spilled over into Lebanon. Hezbollah. So much for no more illegal wars. Cuba's next? I remember a guy in history who tried to take over the entire world along side Italy and Japan. Who was he?
The economy sucks, middle class people are not better off. This isn't just temporary.
Trump wasn't the only president with the balls to invade Iran. He's the only one dumb enough to do it.
Your party is the only one to openly demonstrate affection for Communism.
Period.
You should probably stop lecturing me when you don't have a clue what you're talking about.
Republicans have flat out admitted that the poor should pay taxes. Apparently the don't pay federal taxes? The point is, it's insane to suggest the multi millionaires should get tax breaks and we should shift t Rhat tax burden more on to middle class people.
There are so many ways the rich have waged war on the middle class. This is just one of them. Shifting the tax burden more on to us. I've posted an op ed a million times called Roll back the Reagan tax breaks. Not just the Bush tax breaks and the Trump tax breaks, the Reagan ones too.
Is that too much? Then just roll back the Bush and Trump tax breaks.
Is that too much? Then just roll back the Trump tax breaks.
Is that too much? LOL.
Your party is the only party ruining Capitalism. Capitalism is just another ISM and can be ruined.
How are you doing financially?
Long-term unemployment is surging in the U.S.
Iran war cost: Average U.S. household paying $450 more on gas and energy
You were doing better under Biden.
That’s cumulatively cost American consumers nearly $60 billion as gas prices and airline fares have surged.
I was not doing better under Biden.
You're brainwashed.
Tell us how you are doing better now. Details.
Like, I could show you evidence I did better under Biden than Trump 1.0
From 2019 to 2022, the median net worth of American families jumped 37% to $192,900, after adjusting for inflation. It’s the largest increase ever recorded by the federal Survey of Consumer Finances, released last fall. Surging home values and rising stock ownership fed the surge.
My personal life and finances are none of your goddam business, a-wipe.
Aside from temporarily high gas prices, almost every other metric favors Trump's economy, particularly interest rates.
So you are not doing better.
My stocks are up so technically I'm doing better but the stock market is not the economy.
I used to drive up north to my brothers hunting property at least once a month. 3.5 hours up north Michigan. 7 hours each way. Beautiful. I'm not driving there at $4 a gallon!
And I drive to Florida every year. I stay at my brothers condo in Fort Lauderdale. I'm not driving a F150 to Florida at $4 a gallon.
Okay maybe I will still go to Florida. LOL.
He just gave me a new couch. If you go to buy a couch or refrigerator or ANYTHING you will notice that you are not doing better now than you were under Biden.
So how are you doing better? What do you do for a living and when did you start doing better? Was it for like a minute in 2024? What that the year Trump MAGA?
I'm like your boy Trump
The Reflecting Pool is "longer than the tallest building in the world if you set it on the side, and it's almost 200 feet wide." — Trump at a May 27 Cabinet meeting
This is exaggerated both ways.The rectangular pool is 2,028 feet long, which would rank it fourth in the world if it were a skyscraper, according to the Skyscraper Center’s list of tallest buildings. First is Burj Khalifa in Dubai at 2,717 feet, followed by Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur at 2,227 feet, and Shanghai Tower in Shanghai at 2,073 feet.
All he does is lie. And you love him right?
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