Elon shuts down USAID after Trump agrees 60-year-old foreign aid agency is 'beyond repair' as 10,000 employees face the chop
Submitted 4 weeks ago by UniversalMonk@sh.itjust.works to conservative@sh.itjust.works
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14354683/Elon-Musk-shuts-USAID-Donald-Trump-approval.html
UniversalMonk@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
This great news! $40 billion dollars saved in one swoop. Keep the money here. We gotta take care of our own stuff before we start throwing money to other countries.
Besides, how many countries send us financial aid when something bad happens to here?!
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
LOL you think ANY of that money is staying with the USA? It’s going right into Trump’s pocket you delusional fool
UniversalMonk@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
And I’m still happy about it.
You call me a delusional fool, but Trump won, so I guess it’s time for the delusional fools to shine, right?
Maybe the Democrats shouldn’t have tried to scam the public. Seems like there were some fools in charge of them too. :)
Laser@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
I’m not certain USAID sends financial aid or rather if they provide services paid by their budget. And yes, the US does receive foreign aid in emergency cases. You have probably forgotten already, but there were some pretty bad fires lately that Canada helped fight with their CL-415s. Because, you know, money doesn’t usually solve any issue but debt. It won’t take out a fire or end a pandemic.
No country does foreign aid out of goodness. It puts your own companies into these countries.
I’m not saying the US has any obligation to provide foreign aid. But don’t portray them as a country that gets explored by other nations. The only ones exploring the US are the rich. The US is wealthy enough, possibly even the wealthiest large nation on earth. It wouldn’t be if they just gave all money or whatever away. It’s just a lie to keep you distracted.
UniversalMonk@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Fair points. But I think we provide way to much foreign aid. And I wanna know here the $40 billions dollars that this department oversaw went.
If it’s good and they have been doing good work, then they should make it public record.