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"The United States provides over 40% of the world's humanitarian aid, and spends around 1% of its budget on foreign aid, including military aid. Surveys suggest
by wvenable 9mo ago
"The United States provides over 40% of the world's humanitarian aid, and spends around 1% of its budget on foreign aid, including military aid. Surveys suggest that Americans believe 20% of the federal budget is spent on foreign aid, and that 59% of Americans believe the government spends too much on foreign aid"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14169 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14169
- stuffn 9mo agoWikipedia isn’t a primary source. Your entire point can be disregarded.
- Timon3 9mo agoDo you have a primary source showing that "the party who supports raising wages also supports near limitless spending on the less fortunate countries"?
- ericjmorey 9mo agoYour unwillingness to read the primary sources linked in the Wikipedia article because they show how you're flat out wrong indicates that your entire thought process can be disregarded at no cost. https://www.euronews.com/2025/01/29/us-freeze-on-foreign-aid-funding-is-a-death-sentence-for-people-in-need-ngos-warn https://www.euronews.com/2025/01/29/us-freeze-on-foreign-aid... https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-foreign-aid-does-the-us-provide/country/united-states/ https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-foreign-aid-does-the-u...
- wvenable 9mo agoLiterally every sentence of that quote has sources listed in Wikipedia.