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[-] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 61 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s actually:

  1. US 42.8 bn

  2. Germany 7.5 bn

  3. UK 6.6 bn

  4. EU Institutions 5.6 bn

  5. Poland 3 bn

(This list is military aid only.)

Getting a bit tired of the Poland strong propaganda.
Source: Ukraine Support Tracker, ifw Kiel.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

Do you also believe a flat tax is fair?

Country, Spend, GDP, % of GDP

Poland, 3, 679.4, 0.44%

US, 42.8, 23320, 0.18%

Germany, 7.5, 4260, 0.18%

UK, 6.6, 3131, 0.21%

[-] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

Then Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania would be top three in that order with Poland only paying half as much in %GDP as Estonia

[-] cacheson@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Do you also believe a flat tax is fair?

I think you might be looking for the term "head tax", as in each person pays a fixed amount regardless of any other characteristics.

[-] Pietrasagh@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Were doing what we can. I wouldn't call it propaganda. Please also consider each country GDP. Everyone have limited resources. Poland GDP is 5 times smaller than Germany or Japan and 36 times smaller than US

[-] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

The US also is kind of built up to be able to almost single handedly be NATO. Our defensive strategies involve using EU countries as bases. We have a vastly different goal with our military stockpiles. (Other than making defense contractors money I mean.)

[-] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Well it is when the piss party is trying to convince everyone that Poland is the only country in the EU really helping, especially vs Germany.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

It's an old comic dude. Also you're missing the joke as well as any historical context.

Poland has been through the wringer for centuries and even ceased existing for a while. Having some issues and hating Russia are some of the least unlikely results.

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

They're probably old numbers in the comic. Do you have per capita aid figures? Rough calculations say

US $130/p

Germany $90/p

UK $99/p

EU Institutions $13/p (this one is weird since countries are also contributing separately?)

Poland $79/p

Aid as a share of GDP would also be interesting.

[-] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

On the source website there is quite a bit more. The EU stuff is funded by a share of approximately .2 % of GDP by all EU members in addition to their individual aid.

[-] SaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Idc, I could die for the glory of Poland

[-] Rin@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

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[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It probably swings back toward the scenario depicted if you divide the amount given by the total amount that those countries have available to give, but yeah, good to keep real figures in mind while we have our fun.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Poland being based as always

[-] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Poland is almost never "based". Source - am a Pole.

This is the exception, solidarity with Ukraine.

[-] JebanuusPisusII@szmer.info 4 points 1 year ago

Can confirm. I'm a Pole too.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Oh sorry to hear that :-/ I forgot I wasn't on r/2visegrad4you

[-] Ignacio@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

I really miss those countryballs.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

Old joke.

Reporter is interviewing a Polish general. "If Poland were to be attacked by Germany and Russia at the same time, which army would you go after first.?'

'The Germans.'

'Why?'

'Business before pleasure.'

[-] NoiseColor@startrek.website 12 points 1 year ago

They don't really send the best stuff, but old stuff that would be decommissioned.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

When "the old stuff we were gonna just sell on eBay" tops the enemy's "top of the most corrupt line in the world" then that's really a misleading statement.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

The amazing part is how the Ukrainian front lines use the old stuff to such great effect. Imagine if they had new stuff like ATACMs?

[-] NoiseColor@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

Hopefully soon. If they allow atacms, Germany will also give taurus.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I'd love "America First", if it was about giving aid to all the hungry homeless Americans instead of paying other nations to blow shit up or to fufill a religious prophecy...

Sadly it's just a Racist Dogwhistle

[-] atempuser23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I love how Russia public military success plan involves the US getting bored of funneling money to defense contractors without any US or US contractor loss of life.

Good luck with that.

[-] Redo11@szmer.info 2 points 1 year ago

Zapierdol these jebane kurwy please.

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