Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by trallnag on Friday August 08, 2025 @08:17AM
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Did you miss the Russo-Ukrainian war? Or are you suggesting that we (Europeans) should have continued pumping cash into Russia for a bunch of gas?
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Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by properpopper on Friday August 08, 2025 @11:14AM
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No, but I think that diplomacy layer did a horrible job in stopping that conflict early. They signed the Minsk agreements just to ignore them later
Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by bhelkey on Friday August 08, 2025 @01:06PM
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I think what they were referring to Germany phasing out nuclear power.
In 2011 Germany had 17 active nuclear power plants. They closed their last one in 2023.
Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by cpursley on Friday August 08, 2025 @01:36PM
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You still are, and more than you've sent to help Ukraine. I was mostly talking nuclear power shutdowns btw. Meanwhile, vital German heavy industry has already started shutting down.
Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by ExoticPearTree on Friday August 08, 2025 @05:59PM
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> I was mostly talking nuclear power shutdowns btw.
There is some confusion here: the issue is not necessarily about pure electrical power alone. You need oil and oil based products for most of the things (plastics, fabrics etc.).
Re:Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
by ExoticPearTree on Friday August 08, 2025 @05:57PM
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> Or are you suggesting that we (Europeans) should have continued pumping cash into Russia for a bunch of gas?
Unpopular opinion these days, but yes. A government's duty is first and foremost to its citizens. Anyone else comes last.