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Firefighter and soldier pay is also higher in the US. Though, back to the original point, the US also has an effective enough military that most NATO members ba
by philwelch 5y ago
Firefighter and soldier pay is also higher in the US. Though, back to the original point, the US also has an effective enough military that most NATO members basically half-ass their own defense, which is how they can afford to spend so much money on their social programs.
- trasz 5y agoThat's often said, but it's simply not true. NATO members generally don't have enemies that would be willing to attack them; the only real potential enemy, Russia, is too weak, and Europe is already its main commercial customer.
- nradov 5y agoRussia would absolutely try to seize parts of the Baltic states of they could get away with it, just like Ukraine.