Germany still has 15 billion € open in this year budget and doesnt know what to spend it on

no, it was in 2015 and ended in 2016

 

Belarus has a budget surplus too. So does Botswana and Nepal.
Doesn’t mean you’d want to live there.

 

Don’t worry, you’ll spend them on agricultural subsidies for polish farmers.

 

Yeah I know, I was just putting @TheAngryLiberal under scrutiny.

 

We agree there. We should bring our troops home from Germany. It is a waste of money.

 

as for the publication in the op, why take it seriously as if a media article can be trusted at all?

polls, ratings and statistics have been rigged all these years.

like for example 'global warming' etc.

 

It is perfectly logical that in this day any extra money needs to be spent working to avoid human extinction.

 

Obvious that the German people are being over taxed.

Or Germany doesn't have enough illegal aliens to support.

Or Germany is still expecting America to foot NATO"s bill.

What Germany should do with its surplus is build an aircraft carrier and pay America to build the carrier for them.

 

Why does it have to be spent at all?

 

With climate change there might not be a rainy day when they'll need the money.

How many times have you heard people saying that government isn't a business and shouldn't be run as a business ?

If government isn't in the business of making a profit, either spend the surplus on something that benefits everyone not just a few or the protected classes or return the money back to the taxpayers who will spend the money putting the money back into circulation stimulating the economy.

 

They should fund any unfunded retirement obligations.

 

You are full of hate.

Probably have a swastika over your bed to get aroused by.

 

Give them to the Islamozigeuner.

 

Do you know what hate is? I have no hate.

Do i hate a rat when i crush it? No. Im indifferent about it.

 

Like a true Europian, the guy is living in la la land.

In the latest sign that Europe’s largest economy is struggling, a survey of nearly 10,000 German companies found that managers were gloomier about the current economic situation, and more pessimistic about the outlook over the next six months.

Germany’s economy is suffering its worst downturn in almost seven years as a manufacturing slump deepens.

Already we know that the German economy contracted in 0.1% in the second quarter. But mounting evidence now suggests that the third quarter will offer a repeat performance of declining output.

 

Germany could not protect itself from a fly attack.
Your army is a joke.

 

Well! that's a bit un-nerving, because being indifferent about the Death of a living creature is a trait of Sociopaths and Psychopaths, so you might want to check yourself into your local Mental Hospital. Over here in the USA, we're pretty sensitive about those type of mental issues. You sound like a Terminator

 

They should spend it on NATO. In an attempt to justify their existence.

 

And? Does this change anything about the fact that our economy is almost bigger than France and UK combined?

 

The life of a non german is irrelevant for me.

 

They could spend a hell of a lot more than $15 billion on this.

Germany: Migration Crisis Becomes Public Health Crisis

• German hospitals are increasing security to protect doctors and nurses from violent attacks by migrants who are unhappy with the medical treatment they are receiving.
  
  
• Critics are warning that German taxpayers will end up paying billions of euros to provide healthcare for a never-ending wave of asylum seekers. This is in addition to the billions of euros already being spent to provide newcomers with food, clothing and shelter.
  • In addition to the massive economic and social costs, as well as the burden of increased crime, including a rape epidemic, Germans are now facing the risk of being exposed to exotic diseases — and tuberculosis.
    
    
  • Roughly 5% of asylum seekers are carrying resistant germs. In real numbers, this works out to around 75,000 newcomers with highly infectious diseases. — Dr. Jan-Thorsten Gräsner, director of the Institute for Rescue and Emergency Medicine.
    
    • Twenty types of vaccines are now in short supply, and 16 others are no longer available at all. Because of production bottlenecks, some vaccines will not become available until 2017.
      
      
    • Muslim women refuse to be treated by male doctors, and many Muslim men refuse to be treated by females. — Max Kaplan, director of the Bavarian Medical Board.
      
      
    • German media outlets are downplaying the extent of the healthcare problem, apparently to avoid spreading fear or provoking anti-immigrant sentiments.

 

If you adjust for population the UK is at 3.2tn, not all that far off 3.7tn.

It's larger, don't get me wrong. The Germans have always been an industrious people. But it's not like the Brits are far behind, on this metric at least.

 

What is our GDP adjusted for population?

 

Your arithmetic is wrong using your figures

 

No ity right. Beside that, when Trump can leave paris climate deal amd Iran deal, who says Germany cant leave the 2% proposal? That treaty was made in 2014. We dont think it was a good deal for Germany so we settle at 1.5%. Which still is wnd largest NATO budget.