The European Union has reimposed tight limits on states’ budget deficits — but with exemptions for military spending. After years of claims that austerity was over, we’re now seeing it used selectively to put limits on democratic choice.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

You missed the point.

The criticism here is that the EU is decising for the member states what they can be in debt for.

I personally am a federalist so I don't care much about EU overreach, all the opposite, but this is what the article criticises.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    But re-arming ourselves costs money?

    And we have to share the bill, because from a sovereignty aspect, we can't defend ourselves alone.

    I think the question is, how to split the bill fairly. Per citizen? But some countries are better off than others. Is it then fair to raise the bill to a level where it damages some countries' healthcare, social care, schools, care for the elderly?

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