• gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I left the US for Germany almost 2 years ago now. I’m a software/aerospace engineer. It was like time traveling to the future in some ways, worker right are way better here and 6 weeks of vacation has cemented that I’ll never go back.

    Now I just need to do my part to make sure conservatives don’t ruin this country any more than they already have. Not excited for Merz to get into power and continue selling out his country.

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    3 months ago

    I’ve been saying it since 2016: the EU should start granting political asylum to people from the US.

    edit: I did say political

    • AllPintsNorth@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      I moved from the U.S. to Germany in 2020.

      My running joke since was wondering whether I’d be eligible for citizenship or asylum first….

      Almost over the finish line for being eligible for citizenship, but I feel like asylum isn’t that far off.

      • Saleh@feddit.org
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        3 months ago

        You don’t need asylum if you are a legal resident. Asylum is the most insecure form of permit, especially in Germany, where the society is currently getting more and more hostile to migration, including labeling countries like Afghanistan as “safe countries of origin” and organizing deportations with the Taliban.

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    3 months ago

    Makes me wonder where all that money is going? I mean they must be making billions in those funding cuts. Are they all gonna funnel that money into Russia and tech oligarch’s pockets?

    • JasSmith@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      Makes me wonder where all that money is going?

      Scroll down to spending categories. Most money is spent on things like social security, medicare, veteran care, unemployment insurance, and health. Defense is 13% (and absolutely needs to be audited ASAP). Interest payments on debt is now 13% and growing fast. This is why it’s important to at least reduce the deficit as fast as possible. Imagine how much good the government could do with another $400B each year without those interest payments. (well, maybe not this government, but the next one).