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I can be convinced some of it is good.

Author: jakers (13360 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 9:27 pm on Feb 3, 2025

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I can't be convinced the entire thing is worthwhile if the communist faction of Congress is up in arms over it.

Replies to: "I can be convinced some of it is good."

I'm just glad that cutting government spending will be easy. Noone will fight EVERY step of the way. - NedoftheHill - 8:47pm 2/3/25 (32) [View All]
- Congress (not Musk) controls the purse. - conorlarkin - 1:45am 2/4/25
  - Sure about that Marine? This is how autocracies gain footing and control. [NT] - Frank L - 9:35am 2/4/25
- This USAID is obviously a grift. - jakers - 9:08pm 2/3/25
  - Read more. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:26am 2/4/25
    - coons learned from the best grifter. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:53am 2/4/25
  - What is happening with Trump and spending should happen with every President - LanceManion - 8:00am 2/4/25
    - Yep. [NT] - jakers - 8:32am 2/4/25
  - China is smart enough to spread Foreign Aid around the world...especially in strategic areas...it [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:33am 2/4/25
  - Dem slush fund: LGBTQ comic books in Peru, atheism in Nepal, $600M for contraceptive worldwide. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:05pm 2/3/25
    - and more....Drag shows in Ecuador, transgender opera in Columbia, etc., etc... [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 11:45pm 2/3/25
      - So, here is the most important question: If we cut USAID spending in half, what would they pick? - NedoftheHill - 11:58pm 2/3/25
        100% they'd fund their ideology/religion rather than food/medicine because they're zealots.... - BaronVonZemo - 12:22am 2/4/25
  - Indeed.Left wing agenda items with a rare medical asset included to hide behind when questioned..... - BaronVonZemo - 10:40pm 2/3/25
  - Funding for USAID is $40B...or 2% of the tax break DJT gave to billionaire buds..talk about waste... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:05pm 2/3/25
    - Now your argument is that it's "only $40 billion." Sounds like a winner. [NT] - jakers - 10:22pm 2/3/25
      - Sorry you weren't able to comprehend...the issue is making good choices on how use taxpayer money... - TyroneIrish - 12:49am 2/4/25
        Agreed that it's a waste of $40B of our money. [NT] - jakers - 8:31am 2/4/25
      - Maybe we can spend only $40B on a wall or deportations. Who'd notice such a small amount of money [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:06pm 2/3/25
  - We can probably agree that you have no idea what you are talking about, though [NT] - Chris94 - 9:21pm 2/3/25
    - How we know Trump is over the target. [NT] - Cole - 9:43pm 2/3/25
    - I can be convinced some of it is good. - jakers - 9:27pm 2/3/25
    - A given but never stops the cult fan boys. [NT] - Frank L - 9:26pm 2/3/25
      - Big fan of USAID are you? - NedoftheHill - 9:29pm 2/3/25
        Uh fan, no. Hater, no. Like all aid orgs it’s done some good and bad things. The good far outweigh [LINK] - Frank L - 9:48pm 2/3/25
        Got a link to their spending? I don't care about their history, just what they are taking now. - NedoftheHill - 10:09pm 2/3/25
        Or stop being an arsehole. The number is 40 billion. Google is your friend. - Frank L - 10:16pm 2/3/25
        Interesting. You seemed so knowledgeable about USAID when you chimed in. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:19pm 2/3/25
        You have a collection of scarecrows in your head. Never claimed expertise in the program. Do - Frank L - 8:19am 2/4/25
        
        Maybe we should double their budget? Or increase it tenfold? I mean, why not? They do good things. - NedoftheHill - 10:04pm 2/3/25
        Sure you were Neddie. Just having fun as always. No dog in any hunt. - Frank L - 10:11pm 2/3/25
        It occurs to me, if you want to fund LGBQT comic books in Peru, you could just write a check. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:19pm 2/3/25
        It occurs to me that reading isn’t your thing as I said I would be open to reforms of the program. - Frank L - 7:45am 2/4/25