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We ran this experiment already. Obama handed them $1.7B in cash [1]. Not a good outcome. [1] https://apnews.com/article/united-states-government-fd411341927644
by RhysU 7mo ago
We ran this experiment already. Obama handed them $1.7B in cash [1]. Not a good outcome.
[1] https://apnews.com/article/united-states-government-fd4113419276444eba1d2a46d5c29752 https://apnews.com/article/united-states-government-fd411341...
- inemesitaffia 7mo agoThat money went to the Mullahs, not the ordinary people.
- RhysU 7mo agoAny significant transfer to the ordinary people will flow, in large part, to the government. Putting cash into a somewhat closed system is particularly inflationary. So, this well-meaning humanitarian idea of cash transfer (a) funds an authoritarian regime while (b) adding inflation woes to the people it's trying to help.
- Bender 7mo agoAnd then again [1] [1] - https://mast.house.gov/2023/11/biden-handed-over-16-billion-to-iran https://mast.house.gov/2023/11/biden-handed-over-16-billion-...