bigfoot
Anyone following along with what is going on spending wise with the usaid dept? Wow.! I read that 97% of the employees donated to the Democratic Party. I find it hard to wrap my head around the outrageous amounts and the various countries and reasons the money was provided for. That outfit needs totally overhauled or eliminated altogether.
That 97% figure makes sense. Those Feed the World bleeding heart activist types tend to be democrats.
No question things need to be overhauled but not eliminated. Of course, that's will be up to congress.
Some of the thinking behind aid to poorer nations is that in return, we get intelligence. Also, Communism tend to creep in when people are destitute so it helps to keep that out or other foreign nations to get a foothold and influence the area.