As Representative Ted Poe points out in this video, there are about 192 countries in the world and the U.S. gives foreign aid to over 150 of them. That's just monetary aid. We also give military aid to a large number of countries. The reality is that there are only about 3-5 countries that we don't provide some sort of aid to, and that means that we are giving your tax dollars to countries that hate us and oppose us at every opportunity, especially at the UN.
Representative Poe is correct, the House rule needs to be changed. Rather than voting on each country that is to receive aid, the House votes to approve one bill containing all the foreign aid allocations. That's a ridiculous way to do business and a travesty regarding our tax dollars. Given that our checkbook balance is in the negative, we should immediately discontinue all foreign monetary aid and scrutinize whether the military aid is justified. If only our elected leaders had the cojones to do just that!
Paying People to Hate Us
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