Four in ten people in France cannot afford to leave their homes to go on vacation, a new study has found, an inequality that has persisted at the same level for the past 40 years. With poverty levels…
Well, it’s not like there was a donation campaign to finance the war in Ukraine.
A country’s budget is complex and compromises have to be made. You have to deal with more than one issue. The security of Europe is important as well as the purchasing power of nationals.
Ok, how much does France’s Ukraine war contributions cost per person, how much does travel cost, how much does a home cost, and how much does a smartphone cost?
Ukraine aid is a few dollars per year per person, vacations cost thousands. Homes are hundreds of thousands and smart phones are hundreds. The analogy is exactly correct.
Connection?
How are people too poor to travel but rich enough to finance foreign wars?
Well, it’s not like there was a donation campaign to finance the war in Ukraine.
A country’s budget is complex and compromises have to be made. You have to deal with more than one issue. The security of Europe is important as well as the purchasing power of nationals.
the current priorities are messed up because of past messed up priorities
How are people too poor to own a home but rich enough to finance a smartphone?
Incorrect analogy
Ok, how much does France’s Ukraine war contributions cost per person, how much does travel cost, how much does a home cost, and how much does a smartphone cost?
I am sure it could be calculated
Ukraine aid is a few dollars per year per person, vacations cost thousands. Homes are hundreds of thousands and smart phones are hundreds. The analogy is exactly correct.
Not in its matching ratio, but its callousness.
It comes out to around 500 dollars, not a few dollars.