A new survey shows broad support in #Germany for strengthening #SecurityPolicy and closer #EuropeanCooperation. Many respondents favor higher defense spending rather than #socialspending: https://go.tum.de/429682

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Majority in favor of cutting social spending in favor of defense

Most Germans fear a military conflict between Russia and a NATO member state and are in favor of increasing the size of the German armed forces and…

Russia GDP Growth Too Low for Defense, Social Spend: Business Head

Russia’s economy has slowed to a pace that could jeopardize its ability to cover surging defense, security, and…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/162168/

Study: Government social spending linked to better well-being in 54 countries (https://tinyurl.com/5yd79pcm). Moderate regimes may be best positioned for this.

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#1party #fafo #hoot #1partyforall #SocialSpending #WellBeing #Moderate

When Italy and the EU will understand that #Trump has an enemy besides China,and that enemy is the #EUWelfareState,which he wants to destroy in order to divert #socialSpending into #militarySpending( with a #BuyAmerican extortion op), it will be too late.

#Moscow's current #MilitarySpending has overshadowed social spending for the first time since the fall of the #SovietUnion.

#Russia has allocated nearly one-third of its 2024 budget to defense spending. #SocialSpending including salaries, pensions, and benefits will make up for about one-fifth of the budget #Ukraine

Russia is spending so much money and manpower on defense that it's draining the rest of the economy
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-defense-military-war-spending-drains-resources-other-sectors-2024-1

Russia economy: Defense spending drains resources from other sectors

Russia's sanctions-hit economy appears unusually resilient — but the war is driving growth.

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How to Defeat Poilievre’s Politics of Abandonment

https://venera.social/display/85a863ed-1564-fbeb-e384-260560663601

How to Defeat Poilievre’s Politics of Abandonment

Pierre Poilievre In Pierre Poilievre, Canada has a radical free market zealot whose policies will be disastrous for the poor, working and middle classes. I...

Brazilian President-elect Says He Will End Illegal #Amazon #Deforestation. ⁦@[email protected]⁩ will face challenges, however, including those rooted in his commitments to expand #SocialSpending. https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazilian-president-elect-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-says-he-will-end-illegal-amazon-deforestation-11672336459
Brazilian President-Elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Says He Will End Illegal Amazon Deforestation

Rainforest destruction surged under predecessor Jair Bolsonaro

WSJ
“It was intended to measure the cost of the city’s flawed social safety net and the Vancouver Police Department’s place in that system.
But [the new right wing of SimCity] Mayor Ken Sim dismissed a police-commissioned report that pegged social services spending… at $5 BN. The report has been called flawed, misleading and opaque by some city councillors.” | by @jenstden #police #socialspending #safetynet https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/11/10/Vancouver-Mayor-Says-Police-Report-Not-Useful/
Mayor Says $150,000 Police Report Is ‘Not Useful’ | The Tyee

The report pegged social spending at $5 billion a year in Vancouver. But critics say the analysis is deeply flawed.

The Tyee
> .. the #IMF and the #WorldBank play a.. role.. in times like these with loans.. financial support.. with strings attached..austerity measures.. cuts in #SocialSpending.. #education.. #healthcare.. we are calling on them to look for alternative ways to recuperate.. debt.. by.. progressive taxation measures, corporate taxes, addressing tax avoidance and tax evasion.. instead of putting the burden on people.. suffering the most.. poverty.. avoid #austerity that are harmful to #HumanRights.