Why the Constitution is now null and void

[RVonse]

Distraction: USAID is a terrorist organization!

The AID stands for Agency for International Development which is nation building. And you can be sure that the prairie dogs and weasels popping their head up right now are the globalists who no doubt want this program to continue for their own benefit at US tax payer expense. Look for the prairie dogs and weasels and see who are the most corrupt people on earth.

 

[RVonse]

Person 1: What Trump is doing is unconstitutional.

If congress thinks what Trump is doing is unconstitutional they can vote on whether or not to close USAID. Considering the Republican held congress and Trumps influence on those Republicans, I doubt they would not close it if they voted on it. But they could vote on it just to make people like you happy.

 

[Swammerdami]

1) This first and most immediate red flag is US tax money going directly to another part of the world. We have a broke treasury sending out money to everyone but our own country! Nothing for our own hungry. Nothing for our own infrastructure....

NOTHING for our own hungry? The U.S. government DOES spend money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its needy. Do you think such programs (e.g. SNAP) should be increased? The Trumpist agenda is to REDUCE that spending.

I wonder what you would have thought about Truman's Marshall Plan. The U.S. spent well over 1% of its GDP over several years helping the economies of Western Europe. At current dollars, a quarter of a Trillion dollars (with a T) was spent on the Marshall Plan itself, and U.S. had other foreign aid programs as well. There were some who thought that money shouldn't leave the U.S. but even the most jingoistic Americans came to realize that lifting up the rest of the world was a way to lift up the U.S. economy as well.

In your writings you seem to alternate between the idea that USAID is pure charity better spent at home, and that USAID is a cover for CIA mischief. As I pointed out, NEITHER is very accurate: The USAID programs are ways to build good will and friendships with less developed countries. The U.S. is still loved and admired all around the world, although right-wingers and populists like to focus on anti-American enmity. Do you think we'll be better off if our friends do turn into enemies?

You mention supporting other Trumpist agenda. There's talk of eradicating the Dept of Education for example. Is that a good idea? Are there any Project 2025 plans you disapprove of?

 

[RVonse]

NOTHING for our own hungry? The U.S. government DOES spend money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its needy. Do you think such programs (e.g. SNAP) should be increased? The Trumpist agenda is to REDUCE that spending.

Is the U.S. government spending money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its own needy a part of USAID?

 

[RVonse]

I wonder what you would have thought about Truman's Marshall Plan. The U.S. spent well over 1% of its GDP over several years helping the economies of Western Europe. At current dollars, a quarter of a Trillion dollars (with a T) was spent on the Marshall Plan itself, and U.S. had other foreign aid programs as well. There were some who thought that money shouldn't leave the U.S. but even the most jingoistic Americans came to realize that lifting up the rest of the world was a way to lift up the U.S. economy as well.

Truman's Marshall Plan made a lot of sense because the world was far far different then. The US could afford the Marshall Plan and the other countries disparately needed the Marshall Plan after a huge war. Furthermore an unstated agreement for rebuilding those countries would be that the rest of the world would use the US dollar as reserve currency. So the US benefited a great deal for their money spent.

 

[TomC]

NOTHING for our own hungry? The U.S. government DOES spend money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its needy. Do you think such programs (e.g. SNAP) should be increased? The Trumpist agenda is to REDUCE that spending.

Is the U.S. government spending money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its own needy a part of USAID?

This level of misinformation kinda runs rampant in your post #179.
Tom

 

[TomC]

I wonder what you would have thought about Truman's Marshall Plan. The U.S. spent well over 1% of its GDP over several years helping the economies of Western Europe. At current dollars, a quarter of a Trillion dollars (with a T) was spent on the Marshall Plan itself, and U.S. had other foreign aid programs as well. There were some who thought that money shouldn't leave the U.S. but even the most jingoistic Americans came to realize that lifting up the rest of the world was a way to lift up the U.S. economy as well.

Truman's Marshall Plan made a lot of sense because the world was far far different then. The US could afford the Marshall Plan and the other countries disparately needed the Marshall Plan after a huge war. Furthermore an unstated agreement for rebuilding those countries would be that the rest of the world would use the US dollar as reserve currency. So the US benefited a great deal for their money spent.

It benefited the US is a raft of ways.
One big, immediate, benefit was to our manufacturing base. If a foreign country wanted to buy trains or manufacturing machines or anything like that, they had to get them from us because every other industrialized nation had been blown to smithereens.
Tom

 

[Swammerdami]

NOTHING for our own hungry? The U.S. government DOES spend money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its needy. Do you think such programs (e.g. SNAP) should be increased? The Trumpist agenda is to REDUCE that spending.

Is the U.S. government spending money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its own needy a part of USAID?

WHAT?
What difference does it make?? WHAT is your point?

Does it matter whether money comes from a drawer colored purple rather than pink??

And why do you think rebuilding France and Germany was about Dollar hegemony? Do you have a cite for that?

 

[TomC]

And why do you think rebuilding France and Germany was about Dollar hegemony? Do you have a cite for that?

Personally, I am confident that dollar hegemony was beneficial side effect of our economic and industrial hegemony.
Tom

 

[jonatha]

Is the U.S. government spending money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its own needy a part of USAID?

Here's a hint: the I in AID stands for International...

 

[Politesse]

NOTHING for our own hungry? The U.S. government DOES spend money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its needy. Do you think such programs (e.g. SNAP) should be increased? The Trumpist agenda is to REDUCE that spending.

Is the U.S. government spending money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its own needy a part of USAID?

For fuck's sake, learn how to google! All you need to do is look up what the letters stand for to get an answer to your dumbass question!

But you should definitely be pissed with the Trump administration if giving material aid to needy Americans is important to you. Defunding USAID does not directly hurt the American poor, but they fully intend to defund dozens of offices and agencies that do.

 

[ZiprHead]

USAID Russia is a terrorist organization.

FTFY

 

[ZiprHead]

Let's not forget that USAID does not purchase supplies from foreign sources, but from American producers. Shutting down foreign aid means removing that source of revenue from American farmers and producers of other goods that typically go into humanitarian aid supplies. IOW, the US economy loses a source of revenue. Perhaps it would make sense if all that aid would still be purchased and distributed internally to people who could use it, but that won't happen. This is Republicans looking for sources of tax dollars that can be funneled into pet projects that support their donors--people like Elon Musk and other oligarchs. It is to fund tax cuts that will go to wealthy individuals and corporations.

A few billion worth just from US farmers.

I wonder, Barbos. How does supplying grain to starving people install favorable government leaders?

 

[TomC]

A few billion worth just from US farmers.

I wonder, Barbos. How does supplying grain to starving people install favorable government leaders?

Ask Hamas how to curry loyalty to the government by rewarding loyal citizens with international aid.
This is not new.
Tom

 

[ZiprHead]

Yes. And you really don't need a lot if you have backing of the whole US government.
Budget is irrelevant when you are a small country official and here comes Nuland and says "do what I say or you are a dead man"

Name a small country offical the US murdered.

BTW, another Russian celebrity just "jumped" from his tenth floor apartment building.

 

[ZiprHead]

USAID is a terrorist organization.

Almost 60% of Ukrainian media outlets face crisis due to suspension of US financial aid

Ukrainian Institute of Mass Information says almost 90% of national media outlets likely to experience difficulties because of US deicison - Anadolu Ajansı

www.aa.com.tr

OMG! Barbos actually provided a cite!

Too bad it doesn't comport with his original statement.

It was revealed that all 100% of Ukrainian media was living on US (USAID included) grants.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Person 1: What Trump is doing is unconstitutional.

If congress thinks what Trump is doing is unconstitutional they can vote on whether or not to close USAID. Considering the Republican held congress and Trumps influence on those Republicans, I doubt they would not close it if they voted on it. But they could vote on it just to make people like you happy.

but not people like you? Is it that you hate the Constitution or just love Trump as King Chosen One?

 

[ZiprHead]

NOTHING for our own hungry? The U.S. government DOES spend money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its needy. Do you think such programs (e.g. SNAP) should be increased? The Trumpist agenda is to REDUCE that spending.

Is the U.S. government spending money providing food, medical care, education etc. to its own needy a part of USAID?

Is Trump going to be providing housing in Gaza while we have thousands of homeless vets here?

 

[ZiprHead]

A few billion worth just from US farmers.

I wonder, Barbos. How does supplying grain to starving people install favorable government leaders?

Ask Hamas how to curry loyalty to the government by rewarding loyal citizens with international aid.
This is not new.
Tom

HAMAS supplies international aid? Do tell.

 

[TomC]

A few billion worth just from US farmers.

I wonder, Barbos. How does supplying grain to starving people install favorable government leaders?

Ask Hamas how to curry loyalty to the government by rewarding loyal citizens with international aid.
This is not new.
Tom

HAMAS supplies international aid? Do tell.

Stop acting like barbos.
Hamas gets control of the aid and rewards the most loyal Palestinians with it.
So, yes, they do supply international aid. They just don't produce it. They're too busy building stockpiles of missiles and weapons and building military installations under civilian infrastructure like hospitals and apartment buildings.
So that they can attack Israel and continue the cycle of violence that benefits Gazans so much.
Tom

ETA ~Why do you think Hamas is in the 20th year of a 4 year term? Because Gazans prefer war and poverty, due to conflicts with Israel. They could choose the peace and prosperity that would come with cooperation with Israel.
But they don't. ~