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What if we just told every country we give aid to that we are going to stop the aid for at least one year? I think the amount of foreign aid we were to give in 2009 was something like $26 billion. Couldn't that portion go to funding the uninsured? While I am against how Obama pulled off his coup regarding his healthcare reform project, I would probably be more for it if we first stopped paying for other country's weaponry.
I mean, seriously, are you going to give a neighbor $200 so they can buy a bike for their kid while your own kid doesn't have a bike?
Yet we never hear criticism of Egypt getting aid. Even while Egypt supplies Palestinians with weapons and aid. Why is that?
Why?
Egypt supplies Palestinians? News to me. Last I heard, Egypt was getting a really bad imagine in the Middle East for closing its borders with Gaza in collaboration with Israel.
Egypt doesn't supply Hamas, they supply Fatah, which means absolutely nothing since Fatah is essentially on Israel's side.
Either way foreign aid on all sides is bad, but Egypt is on Israel's side.
What if we just told every country we give aid to that we are going to stop the aid for at least one year? I think the amount of foreign aid we were to give in 2009 was something like $26 billion. Couldn't that portion go to funding the uninsured? While I am against how Obama pulled off his coup regarding his healthcare reform project, I would probably be more for it if we first stopped paying for other country's weaponry.
I mean, seriously, are you going to give a neighbor $200 so they can buy a bike for their kid while your own kid doesn't have a bike?
They're distant Relatives or complete strangers, of which both, I make a habit of not giving or lending money to
I actually trust neighbors more. My family has never paid me back or keeps asking for more
This foreign give away is why I don't believe ANYONE in Congress is serious about our National debt.
Add in the wars, and there is no doubt in my mind.
If you knew anything you would know the 1 Trillion dollar cost is the "total cost" over 10 years.(Although you exaggerate that) But that's not the "additional cost" as they are taking from Medicacare advantage and other programs. And people are required now to buy their own insuracnce....
So expansion of Federal Outlays are only 280 Billion over 10 years...That's 28 Billion per year. That's less than 1% of the yearly Federal budget and just 4% of our absurdly gross Military budget.
3 Billion per year is $550 for every Jewish citizen in Israel and it's over 10% of what this health program is costing us in "additional" spending.
we are paying taxes for 4 years without medical benefits of the program,. the program benefits do not start until 2014. So we are paying taxes for 10 years to get 6 years of benefits. what do you think will happen after that 10 years?
They're distant Relatives or complete strangers, of which both, I make a habit of not giving or lending money to
I actually trust neighbors more. My family has never paid me back or keeps asking for more
This foreign give away is why I don't believe ANYONE in Congress is serious about our National debt.
Add in the wars, and there is no doubt in my mind.
you got that right.
we, as citizens, gave taxpayer money to the IMF and then the IMF turned around and told us that we, as a "developed country" need to cut our social service programs. it's not just about "redistribution of wealth" in the united states, but "redistribution of wealth" to other countries!
Israel's got a strong enough economy that they can take care of their own nation as this point...Let 'em fend for themselves and purchase their high-tech military systems on their own dime. Just like the Republicans are always making the point that Americans can succeed on their own without government interference--I think Israel can succeed on the basis of their own self-determination without handouts from the US
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