Suddenly when it comes to finding money for war the Schuldenbremse doesn't seem to matter anymore...funny how that happens, isn't it?
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It was amazing watching the FDP not even have to think about approving the last €100B Schuldenbremse-excluded military gift basket.
They didn't even had to burn the building.
Germany shouldn't have been allowed to exist after World War 2.
Military Keynesianism loophole.
Negotiations with the Greens secured the final votes needed to push the legislation through the outgoing parliament, allocating €100 billion of the infrastructure fund specifically for climate and economic transformation efforts.
Meanwhile increased military spending will quickly offset anything that 100 billion can do. Tanks, planes, armored vehicles, etc are very fuel hungry.
Also, completely unproductive. It's basically paying people to dig holes and fill them in, but with an added bonus of being terrible for the environment and paving the path to war.
Setting up to burn that capital glut with nuclear fire.
Ah yes, because the last time Germany changed its constitution to pursue military aims it went so well for everyone.