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by dattl 3891 days ago
Come on, don't be a dick. You're exactly like a child that cries because the others get "more" and it's so unfair. Boohoo.
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It's hardly "being a dick" to expect his government to provide better for its own citizens than it does for foreigners.
He's comparing apples to orange tic tacs. Germany provides 140€ per month in cash to asylum seekers plus accommodation (usually a shared dorm room). He's in "a poorer European country" and apparently earns less. He's ignoring costs of living. 140€ is a pittance in Germany. It is much less than pensioners or unemployed get. I spend 3x as much on food.
But it's not his government, it's the German government. How Germany chooses to spend its money is a matter for the German people, and not anyone else.
That may have been the case before the EU and the euro but now it appears that he should have a voice in the greater European continent. Also is it not essential that they all raise each others livelihood before giving massive amounts of cash towards non citizens? I think Japan has it right in this case regardless of what the guardian and other liberal media want to cram down everyone's throat.
I was referring to the EU, which is supposed to serve the interests of its member states -- a radical idea, it seems.
The member states have different interests.
I hold governments to higher standards than parents.