But as people began to appreciate how devastated Europe was and how aggressive Soviet communism was, Americans eventually decided to tax themselves a percent and a half of GDP every year for four years and send that money to Europe to help reconstruct these countries, including Germany and Italy, whose troops had just been killing Americans.
Mas conforme começaram a perceber como a Europa estava devastada e a agressividade do comunismo soviético, os norte-americanos decidiram tributar 1,5% do PIB deles durante quatro anos e enviar esse dinheiro para a Europa para ajudar a reconstruir esses países, incluindo a Alemanha e a Itália, cujas tropas tinham acabado de matar norte-americanos.