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Name:   MartiniMan The author of this post is registered as a member - Email Member
Subject:   Its a drop in the bucket
Date:   1/16/2013 9:00:56 AM

You do realize the U.S. government provides about $50 billion in foreign aid right?  That represents less than 2% of the entire budget and is significantly less than the hundreds of billions that Americans provide in foreign aid through private charities.  If you eliminated all foreign aid it would give you enough money to run the federal government for less than 6 days!

I understand the appeal of eliminating this and frankly I am OK doing it with some exceptions for humanitarian aid but this is not where we should focus our efforts.  We have $15 trillion in debt (of which Obama has added $5 trillion in just 4 short years) and hundreds of trillions in unfunded and underfunded mandates as a result of out of control entitlement programs like Medicare, SS, Medicaid, etc.  We have to focus there or we will end up like Greece only worse.
Other messages in this thread:View Entire Thread
Debt Ceiling - Buteye - 1/15/2013 7:16:03 AM
     Hey Archie, where are the calls for compromise now - MartiniMan - 1/15/2013 9:42:14 AM
          Hey Archie, where are the calls for compromise now - GoneFishin - 1/15/2013 1:59:03 PM
               Tea Party and compromise - MartiniMan - 1/15/2013 3:43:31 PM
                    Tea Party and compromise - Scottie - 1/15/2013 4:17:57 PM
          The time for compromise - architect - 1/15/2013 10:23:12 PM
               The time for compromise - buzzbuster - 1/16/2013 1:21:11 AM
                    Its a drop in the bucket - MartiniMan - 1/16/2013 9:00:56 AM
                         Its a drop in the bucket - Scottie - 1/16/2013 10:18:18 AM
                              Its a drop in the bucket - MartiniMan - 1/16/2013 2:55:29 PM
                         Its a drop in the bucket - buzzbuster - 1/16/2013 1:19:23 PM
                              Its a drop in the bucket - MartiniMan - 1/16/2013 2:58:50 PM
                                   It was LBJ - Lifer - 1/16/2013 3:41:56 PM
               Of course you have a double standard - MartiniMan - 1/16/2013 8:52:47 AM


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