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SIAP: Where is USAID getting funding from?
Posted on 2/6/25 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 4:15 pm
This is going to sound ignorant as hell, but…
Was it through continuous CR’s, omnibus or what?
How does the executive have authority to stop the flow of money?
Was it through continuous CR’s, omnibus or what?
How does the executive have authority to stop the flow of money?
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Posted on 2/6/25 at 4:16 pm to loogaroo
I’m sure it was buried in one of those 20,000 page omnibus bills Congress keeps passing.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 4:17 pm to loogaroo
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How does the executive have authority to stop the flow of money?
I believe it was created as part of the executive branch back in the 70's and modified in the 90's.
I'm a little wrong... it's "independent" but still falls under the auspices of the executive branch.
IE, it's complicated
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 4:17 pm to loogaroo
Congress allocations to places like the CIA etc. Then when the CIA wants to do something like bioweapons they outsource it so that they don't have to ask permission.
This is how the Deep State has funded your destruction without any oversight from congress.
This is how the Deep State has funded your destruction without any oversight from congress.
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 4:18 pm to loogaroo
Remember all those $2,000 hammers the Pentagon was buying?
Turns out they didn't need as many of those as they thought.
Turns out they didn't need as many of those as they thought.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 4:18 pm to loogaroo
USAID is a U.S. government agency primarily funded through the federal budget approved by Congress. Its funding comes from taxpayer dollars allocated for foreign aid and development assistance programs.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 5:09 pm to TrueTiger
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USAID is a U.S. government agency primarily funded through the federal budget approved by Congress. Its funding comes from taxpayer dollars allocated for foreign aid and development assistance programs.
I get that, but where exactly was the expenditure passed through Congress and who controls it will be interesting to find out.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 5:11 pm to loogaroo
What I’m getting at is…Johnson needs to be on a tight leash now that the hidden spending is being exposed.
DOGE can expose all it wants, but what good does it do if they pass another CR?
DOGE can expose all it wants, but what good does it do if they pass another CR?
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 5:14 pm to loogaroo
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How does the executive have authority to stop the flow of money?
This is what I’d like to know. This USAID shite is making my blood boil. As a taxpayer thiis my GD money and want this deep state cash spigot turned off quickly and permanently.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:09 pm to WinnaSez
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This is what I’d like to know.
Exactly. Leftist are screaming about what authority does DOGE have to stop it. I’m all for it, but would like to know how.
Seems like it’s up to congress. If that’s the case, we are fricked.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 9:01 pm to loogaroo
How can any Congressman, from anywhere other than a deep blue district, at this point, continue to support these ludicrous expenditures??
Posted on 2/6/25 at 9:02 pm to WinnaSez
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How can any Congressman, from anywhere other than a deep blue district, at this point, continue to support these ludicrous expenditures??
Posted on 2/6/25 at 9:06 pm to loogaroo
Maybe an insurrection should have happened - if this continues, I can see one coming - at this point I’m paying for my own demise. Makes no sense.
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 9:07 pm to SquatchDawg
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I’m sure it was buried in all of those 20,000 page omnibus bills Congress keeps passing.
FIFY
Posted on 2/6/25 at 9:13 pm to loogaroo
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USAID is a U.S. government agency primarily funded through the federal budget approved by Congress. Its funding comes from taxpayer dollars allocated for foreign aid and development assistance programs.
I get that, but where exactly was the expenditure passed through Congress and who controls it will be interesting to find out.
USAID isn't named in the spending bills. Or at least most of the time it is not. They send it to the CIA, Dod, Doe etc and those entities give to go someone else who gives it to an NGO who spends it without congress ever seeing anything about where it goes.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 9:24 pm to WinnaSez
Listen to the Mike Benz episode of Joe Rogan Experience. He goes through details of the known bullshite from the last 25 years. USAID corruption has been known for years and now is the first time it’s been addressed publicly.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 9:47 pm to The Goon
Does he explain how to halt the funding?? At this point I don’t want to hear or read anymore about the payments and the assbackwards channels from which they were funded. I get it. I want to know how it all can be stopped.
This money comes from the pockets of American citizens who have gotten the shaft from our government while millions of our dollars pay for children’s TV shows in the ME. Taxpayers lost their homes in NC and Hawaii and were thrown a pittance bone by the US government while their tax dollars funded hundreds of millions of dollars for DEI research in African nations.
This BS is beyond ridiculous and by God it needs to stop. Now.
This money comes from the pockets of American citizens who have gotten the shaft from our government while millions of our dollars pay for children’s TV shows in the ME. Taxpayers lost their homes in NC and Hawaii and were thrown a pittance bone by the US government while their tax dollars funded hundreds of millions of dollars for DEI research in African nations.
This BS is beyond ridiculous and by God it needs to stop. Now.
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 10:26 pm to loogaroo
It’s a fricking federal government agency. I’m sure their budget was set at so many billions years ago, and just continued to grow by billions yearly.
These fricking agencies never, ever get budget cuts, only increases.
Basically it’s like this: Director of USAID goes to Democrat senators every year to discuss their budget.
Dem Senator: “How much was your budget last year?”
USAID Director: “It was only $45 billion Senator. And there’s so many more things we could have accomplished if we had more money.”
Dem Senator: “Well shite, how about another $10 billion for next year?”
USAID Director: “That sounds good sir, but how about we make it an even $60 billion?”
Dem Senator: “Alrighty then. But I’m gonna need some favors, if you know what I mean.”
These fricking agencies never, ever get budget cuts, only increases.
Basically it’s like this: Director of USAID goes to Democrat senators every year to discuss their budget.
Dem Senator: “How much was your budget last year?”
USAID Director: “It was only $45 billion Senator. And there’s so many more things we could have accomplished if we had more money.”
Dem Senator: “Well shite, how about another $10 billion for next year?”
USAID Director: “That sounds good sir, but how about we make it an even $60 billion?”
Dem Senator: “Alrighty then. But I’m gonna need some favors, if you know what I mean.”
Posted on 2/6/25 at 11:46 pm to loogaroo
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How does the executive have authority to stop the flow of money?
You sound concerned, very very concerned, so I'll spell it out for you.
Because Congress never authorized what USAID should do with muh flow of money, that's why. He can stop anything Congress didn't specifically authorize. And if Congress DID specifically authorize USAID's funding, he can still stop where USAID routes the money to, unless Congress specifically authorized that as well (which they didn't).
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Seems like it’s up to congress. If that’s the case, we are fricked.
It's not. They ceded that power long long ago. If they want that power again, they have to put in the work.
In a nutshell, they can authorize all the funding they want. But if they don't specifically authorize what a specific federal agency should DO with that funding, Trump can turn off the faucet. He's in charge of the executive.
You're good, go back to sleep.
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 11:57 pm
Posted on 2/7/25 at 12:06 am to CIGAR_cigarillo
For anyone still confused, I'll explain it like Oscar would explain it to Michael;
You're mommy (congress) gave you (USAID) ten dollars to start a lemonade stand, and specifically told you to line by line what to spend it on (2 dollars for sugar, 3 dollars for lemons, etc).
This is how funding worked eight million years ago, before the Deep State. Any president couldn't stop that specific funding because it was authorized by Congress.
But today, your mommy (congress) gives you (USAID) ten dollars to start a lemonade stand and does NOT specifically tell you line by line what to spend it on, and you then take the money to bribe your neighborhood buddies (a dollar for joey so he lets you borrow hi.GI Joe, a dollar to little Suzie so she lets you look up her dress, etc).
This is how funding works today. And any president (your daddy) can step in and stop you from bribing little Joey and little Suzy. He may not be able to stop mommy from giving you the money, but he CAN stop you from spending it on stupid shlt.
mmkay?
You're mommy (congress) gave you (USAID) ten dollars to start a lemonade stand, and specifically told you to line by line what to spend it on (2 dollars for sugar, 3 dollars for lemons, etc).
This is how funding worked eight million years ago, before the Deep State. Any president couldn't stop that specific funding because it was authorized by Congress.
But today, your mommy (congress) gives you (USAID) ten dollars to start a lemonade stand and does NOT specifically tell you line by line what to spend it on, and you then take the money to bribe your neighborhood buddies (a dollar for joey so he lets you borrow hi.GI Joe, a dollar to little Suzie so she lets you look up her dress, etc).
This is how funding works today. And any president (your daddy) can step in and stop you from bribing little Joey and little Suzy. He may not be able to stop mommy from giving you the money, but he CAN stop you from spending it on stupid shlt.
mmkay?
This post was edited on 2/7/25 at 12:08 am
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