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The additional [[interest]] burden for the 1.7 Trillion euros will amount to 47.6 Billion euros per year if the interest rate in 2025 for the 10-year German government bond of 2.8% is used for the calculation. The cumulative [[profit]]s of [[Volkswagen]], [[Mercedes-Benz]] and [[BMW]], Germany's largest manufacturers, amounted to 29.2 Billion euros in 2024. The German automotive giants would therefore not be able to pay the interest if they were to send all their profits to [[Berlin]].
The additional [[interest]] burden for the 1.7 Trillion euros will amount to 47.6 Billion euros per year if the interest rate in 2025 for the 10-year German government bond of 2.8% is used for the calculation. The cumulative [[profit]]s of [[Volkswagen]], [[Mercedes-Benz]] and [[BMW]], Germany's largest manufacturers, amounted to 29.2 Billion euros in 2024. The German automotive giants would therefore not be able to pay the interest if they were to send all their profits to [[Berlin]].
==Remilitarization, censorship, and targeting political opposition==
When [[Pete Hegseth]] demanded in February 2025 that [[Europe]] take over [[Ukraine aid]] as part of a "division of labor" so the [[US]] can focus on [[China]] and Europe take a larger role in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]'s [[proxy war]] on [[Russia]], the Merz regime promised to expand [[military]] support for Ukraine.
To smooth over public outrage as Europe slid into [[economic]] ruination while serving Washington's interests, Merz vowed to remove the topic of Ukraine military support from public discussion.
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