My government can’t just print more money, it can sell bonds. It then has to pay interest on those AND pay back the principal too. Most of the government’s money comes from taxes.
The EU can print more money, but we are not in control of that.
We also don’t manufacture vaccines and medicine, we have to buy them from other countries. So they don’t exactly appear out of thin air either.
But I guess if you’re American, it’s easy to see resources as unlimited because your country’s been plundering the rest of the world.
No I’m not, I’m german. Which is the same diff in the context of the EU I get that. But I’d still maintain that the issue is likely the coddling of rich people and letting them spend the countries resources and laborpower how they wish instead of an actual shortage of vaccines.
Or tell me that it’s all germany’s fault, that’s usually true as well.
Average salary in Germany is like 2x what it is here, of course your government can or should be able to afford a lot more than ours, purely based on the available tax base
You’re American, aren’t you?
My government can’t just print more money, it can sell bonds. It then has to pay interest on those AND pay back the principal too. Most of the government’s money comes from taxes.
The EU can print more money, but we are not in control of that.
We also don’t manufacture vaccines and medicine, we have to buy them from other countries. So they don’t exactly appear out of thin air either.
But I guess if you’re American, it’s easy to see resources as unlimited because your country’s been plundering the rest of the world.
No I’m not, I’m german. Which is the same diff in the context of the EU I get that. But I’d still maintain that the issue is likely the coddling of rich people and letting them spend the countries resources and laborpower how they wish instead of an actual shortage of vaccines.
Or tell me that it’s all germany’s fault, that’s usually true as well.
Average salary in Germany is like 2x what it is here, of course your government can or should be able to afford a lot more than ours, purely based on the available tax base