IWETHEY v. 0.3.0 | TODO
1,095 registered users | 0 active users | 0 LpH | Statistics
Login | Create New User
IWETHEY Banner

Welcome to IWETHEY!

IWETHEY Home / IWETHEY Board / Money, Financials, and Economics Forum / How much is because of us?
Post #203,890
by SpiceWare
4/19/05 11:34:04 AM
Reply
New How much is because of us?
Seems that if we're spending the money, then Europe doesn't have to.

[link|http://slate.msn.com/id/2105295/|We Have How Many Troops in Europe?]
President Bush told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention on Monday that he planned to move more than 70,000 troops from Cold War-era bases in Europe and Asia to permanent bases on U.S. soil.
...
Currently, the United States has 116,400 military personnel from all four services assigned to its European Command
How much cash do our bases pump into the European economy? Might be nice to have it pump back into our own.
Darrell Spice, Jr.                      [link|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #203,924
by JayMehaffey
4/19/05 1:17:42 PM
Reply
New Not as much as you would think
How much cash do our bases pump into the European economy? Might be nice to have it pump back into our own.

Not as much as you would expect. In fact, because the base doesn't pay any tax but does use local services they tend to be a net money loser overall for towns in the US. Covering the schooling costs of the children of soldiers living on the base is the big killer.

In the US the military pays a special fee to communities to offset the tax loss, but it isn't enough to cover it in full. I dont' know how it really works out in Europe though, I don't know if they pay anything nor do I have any idea how much local services they use.

Jay
     4/16/2005 Economist article on Flat Taxes. - (Another Scott) - (25) - April 16, 2005, 06:23:04 PM EDT
         26%?!?!?!? - (andread) - (24) - April 18, 2005, 03:50:02 PM EDT
             If 26% gets you healthcare, education and transportation - (mmoffitt) - (18) - April 18, 2005, 03:58:37 PM EDT
                 I pay out about 40%... - (pwhysall) - (17) - April 18, 2005, 04:16:05 PM EDT
                     I didn't include welfare in the 26%. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (3) - April 18, 2005, 04:17:05 PM EDT
                         I can't separate it, in my mind. - (pwhysall) - (2) - April 18, 2005, 04:18:46 PM EDT
                             You didn't have to tell me that. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - April 18, 2005, 04:40:14 PM EDT
                                 :-P - (pwhysall) - April 18, 2005, 04:41:50 PM EDT
                     You all leave out the military - (Arkadiy) - (12) - April 19, 2005, 09:25:58 AM EDT
                         They do have a similar amount per capita, I believe. - (folkert) - (4) - April 19, 2005, 10:11:08 AM EDT
                             Don't think so. - (Another Scott) - (3) - April 19, 2005, 10:32:57 AM EDT
                                 /me opens mouth, inserts boot -NT - (folkert) - April 19, 2005, 10:53:35 AM EDT
                                 How much is because of us? - (SpiceWare) - (1) - April 19, 2005, 11:34:04 AM EDT
                                     Not as much as you would think - (JayMehaffey) - April 19, 2005, 01:17:42 PM EDT
                         BRITAIN, DAMN IT! - (pwhysall) - (5) - April 19, 2005, 11:52:59 AM EDT
                             That small island off the coast of France? -NT - (ChrisR) - (1) - April 19, 2005, 11:57:01 AM EDT
                                 No... - (ben_tilly) - April 19, 2005, 12:03:39 PM EDT
                             Baboons can be trained, too - (Arkadiy) - (2) - April 19, 2005, 12:04:46 PM EDT
                                 Britain is great. -NT - (FuManChu) - (1) - April 19, 2005, 12:44:15 PM EDT
                                     But it is also a united kingdom, you know. -NT - (folkert) - April 20, 2005, 08:45:51 AM EDT
                         If we weren't Imperialist Fascists, ... - (mmoffitt) - April 20, 2005, 09:30:34 AM EDT
             To be honest - (folkert) - (2) - April 18, 2005, 04:07:25 PM EDT
                 Don't bitch. I pay a LOT more than 26%. - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 18, 2005, 04:10:39 PM EDT
                     You ferget... - (folkert) - April 18, 2005, 05:09:46 PM EDT
             Seems pretty close to what I pay now. -NT - (admin) - April 18, 2005, 04:10:36 PM EDT
             you are paying 33-48% now when payroll tax is included -NT - (boxley) - April 18, 2005, 04:56:18 PM EDT

Powered by sun spots!
343 ms