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> Germany now surpassed the US as the biggest foreign aid spender in the world, in absolute terms, not per capita A lot of the foreign aid budget is going to U
by mschuster91 5mo ago
> Germany now surpassed the US as the biggest foreign aid spender in the world, in absolute terms, not per capita
A lot of the foreign aid budget is going to Ukraine [1], and the sum that goes to Ukraine isn't even including military aid.
Note, I have zero issue with aid going to Ukraine, and in fact it's still not enough - the issue I have is that a lot of other places simply fall through the gaps.
[1] https://de.statista.com/infografik/25614/groesste-empfaenger-deutscher-entwicklungshilfe/ https://de.statista.com/infografik/25614/groesste-empfaenger...
- joe_mamba 5mo ago>Note, I have zero issue with aid going to Ukraine, What about the German pensioners or handicapped people who can barely survive on their state income?