http://winduprubberfinger.com/blog1.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:09:46 +0000 OGRE [Member] c528@http://winduprubberfinger.com/ Kathy:<br /> <br /> I think US foreign aid policy confuses most people. Most politicians would say that it's a necessary evil and that those countries receiving our aid would be worse off otherwise. The sad truth is that most of the time the money goes to some dictator and is never used for its intended purpose.<br /> <br /> That being said; it's more like paying people to keep quiet. If we fund the dictators they don't start wars with their neighbors. Look at North Korea. When they are doing poorly economically what do they do? They start threatening stability in the region. What does the US do? We give them money to simmer down... It's like a global shakedown.<br /> <br /> The truth is that we don't spend that much money on foreign aid comparatively, it's just the principle of it that irks people. At some point I think it will start to drop off.<br /> <br /> The Democrats aren't going to do anything about entitlement spending (it's their voter base), you would think that they would through foreign aid under the bus before warning about food safety. But a cut in foreign aid doesn't scare their voter base, food safety does...
I think US foreign aid policy confuses most people. Most politicians would say that it's a necessary evil and that those countries receiving our aid would be worse off otherwise. The sad truth is that most of the time the money goes to some dictator and is never used for its intended purpose.

That being said; it's more like paying people to keep quiet. If we fund the dictators they don't start wars with their neighbors. Look at North Korea. When they are doing poorly economically what do they do? They start threatening stability in the region. What does the US do? We give them money to simmer down... It's like a global shakedown.

The truth is that we don't spend that much money on foreign aid comparatively, it's just the principle of it that irks people. At some point I think it will start to drop off.

The Democrats aren't going to do anything about entitlement spending (it's their voter base), you would think that they would through foreign aid under the bus before warning about food safety. But a cut in foreign aid doesn't scare their voter base, food safety does...]]> http://winduprubberfinger.com/blog1.php/2011/07/10/tammy-faye-boehner-indeed#c528 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:15:24 +0000 Kathy [Visitor] c527@http://winduprubberfinger.com/ I don't understand why we continue to give aid to other countries, most of whom hate us, when we are unable to balance our own budget. Let alone, take care of our own.<br /> ]]> http://winduprubberfinger.com/blog1.php/2011/07/10/tammy-faye-boehner-indeed#c527