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When, exactly, did the USA agree to fund the world?
Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:58 am
Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:58 am
DOGE did a good job of laying bare the level of funding going from the taxpayers (either by payment of taxes or imposition of debt) to other countries (actually, NGOs).
Of course, in the grand scheme of a 6T budget, "official" foreign aid seems a pittance.
Until you consider the Minnesota Somali Fraud scheme, which is billions of dollars. Larger blue states (and probably some red ones - looking at you Florida and Texas) almost certainly have way more. You are looking at hundreds of billions of dollars being remitted to other countries via the welfare conduit.
Add to that the tens of millions of leeches let into this country (either as "refugees" or flat out illegals) and you are getting close to a trillion going to the benefit of non-citizens.
Was there a vote for this? If so, when?
Of course, in the grand scheme of a 6T budget, "official" foreign aid seems a pittance.
Until you consider the Minnesota Somali Fraud scheme, which is billions of dollars. Larger blue states (and probably some red ones - looking at you Florida and Texas) almost certainly have way more. You are looking at hundreds of billions of dollars being remitted to other countries via the welfare conduit.
Add to that the tens of millions of leeches let into this country (either as "refugees" or flat out illegals) and you are getting close to a trillion going to the benefit of non-citizens.
Was there a vote for this? If so, when?
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:59 am to udtiger
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Was there a vote for this? If so, when?
We're not a democracy. It's very important we elect good men to make up our republic.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:01 am to udtiger
When the world discovered they could buy off our government officials and make the United States their giant piggy bank
Pretty easy to explain
Pretty easy to explain
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:02 am to udtiger
We were sold out at the end of ww2 in the Paris peace treaties. That and the incompetence of our side during them. We have given an insane amount to the world and they disrespect us and treat us with contempt.
It’s time for the second act though, The don strikes back.
It’s time for the second act though, The don strikes back.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:02 am to udtiger
The Marshall Plan. We basically became the bankroller for the world in exchange for them refusing communism and allowing us to dictate their security policy.
As we start to retreat from it, which is a good thing, the world will become a more dangerous place, but we cannot afford to keep the peace anymore. We've got too many people on the public dole to worry about things like peace and justice.
As we start to retreat from it, which is a good thing, the world will become a more dangerous place, but we cannot afford to keep the peace anymore. We've got too many people on the public dole to worry about things like peace and justice.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:03 am to YouKnowImRight
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:04 am to udtiger
You have difficulty with facts and numbers…
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:04 am to VOR
And you wouldn’t know a history book if it hit your wife’s boyfriend in the face while you soyjack all over your new switch 2
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:05 am to udtiger
quote:
DOGE did a good job of laying bare the level of funding going from the taxpayers (either by payment of taxes or imposition of debt) to other countries (actually, NGOs).
Of course, in the grand scheme of a 6T budget, "official" foreign aid seems a pittance.
Until you consider the Minnesota Somali Fraud scheme, which is billions of dollars. Larger blue states (and probably some red ones - looking at you Florida and Texas) almost certainly have way more. You are looking at hundreds of billions of dollars being remitted to other countries via the welfare conduit.
Add to that the tens of millions of leeches let into this country (either as "refugees" or flat out illegals) and you are getting close to a trillion going to the benefit of non-citizens.
Was there a vote for this? If so, when?
It is on page 502 of the Marshall Plan.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:55 am to udtiger
Though not the exact ‘when’, LBJ helped accelerate the process. JFK wanted a safer world and less intervention (magnitudes more than that bastard).
Posted on 1/21/26 at 10:14 am to udtiger
WW2
Posted on 1/21/26 at 10:16 am to udtiger
We were the last man standing after WWII. There was no one else to keep international shipping going, so we took that over.
As the USSR developed its military, Europe turned to us to counterbalance, and we did to stop the spread of totalitarianism.
As the European countries started to put price controls on medicine we decided to allow big pharma to make up the difference here so as to not cause scarcity for our allies.
The entire developed world enjoys its standard of living on the back of the US taxpayer and US debt. There will never be a serious move to replace the dollar as the reserve currency. The rest of the world is utterly dependent on us.
As the USSR developed its military, Europe turned to us to counterbalance, and we did to stop the spread of totalitarianism.
As the European countries started to put price controls on medicine we decided to allow big pharma to make up the difference here so as to not cause scarcity for our allies.
The entire developed world enjoys its standard of living on the back of the US taxpayer and US debt. There will never be a serious move to replace the dollar as the reserve currency. The rest of the world is utterly dependent on us.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 10:17 am to udtiger
quote:
Until you consider the Minnesota Somali Fraud scheme, which is billions of dollars.
Why are you not thinking of the children tho?!
We are so deep into fraud and trying to locate malcontent foreigners who want to do us harm, it will be a long arse road to recovery.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 10:21 am to SalE
quote:
WW2
I'm still amazed that the UK paid back our WWII loans. But it took them over 70 years to finish the payments.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 10:23 am to udtiger
I think a lot of it is about buying soft power around the world
Just my opinion
But the internal fraud that goes out the door in the way of remittances does seem to be an issue
Just my opinion
But the internal fraud that goes out the door in the way of remittances does seem to be an issue
Posted on 1/21/26 at 10:25 am to VOR
quote:
You have difficulty with facts and numbers…
Do tell.
Or that's just a baseless accusation.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 10:32 am to wackatimesthree
quote:
I think a lot of it is about buying soft power around the world
Just my opinion
But the internal fraud that goes out the door in the way of remittances does seem to be an issue
Soft Power = City of London
Posted on 1/21/26 at 10:40 am to udtiger
Thanks for the responses.
I knew/know of the Marshall Plan and Cold War implications.
I guess the better question is:
When, since the fall of the USSR, did the USA agree to continue to fund the world?
I knew/know of the Marshall Plan and Cold War implications.
I guess the better question is:
When, since the fall of the USSR, did the USA agree to continue to fund the world?
This post was edited on 1/21/26 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 1/21/26 at 1:43 pm to udtiger
8/15/1971
They lived with not getting their gold and we agreed to give them magic money whenever they needed it as long as they didn’t tell anyone it was magic.
They lived with not getting their gold and we agreed to give them magic money whenever they needed it as long as they didn’t tell anyone it was magic.
This post was edited on 1/21/26 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 1/21/26 at 1:44 pm to udtiger
When we desired to fight communism.
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