What's the matter with Donald Trump.

[EODguy]

Originally Posted by motordavid

^ The Stimulus Bill/Covid Relief Bill does not contain foreign aid or grease to orgs; that stuff is found in the $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill.

Both bills contain huge amounts of pork/lobby driven crap and both are nearly unreadable unless one just came from a 'bill writing class'.

Both parties of the elected idiots/both houses crammed special interest pet project topics into both bills.

As for the chump change to citizens, both the current 'relief' sum and the number bandied by Ftrump, (rejected thus far by his own 'party' idiots), is chump change in the scheme of proposed and YTD spending...

You are correct. I thought the foreign pork money was in the 900bn.

I still say that any kind of money going out of the government coffers to a foreign entity should only happen once things are covered for Americans. If this Pakistan gender study money, etc. was not in the other bill then raising the money for those who need it wouldn't be such a fight.

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[upallnight]

Originally Posted by EODguy

You are correct. I thought the foreign pork money was in the 900bn.

I still say that any kind of money going out of the government coffers to a foreign entity should only happen once things are covered for Americans. If this Pakistan gender study money, etc. was not in the other bill then raising the money for those who need it wouldn't be such a fight.

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America built and maintain military bases all over the world. You of all people should know that money sent to foreign countries is used to compensate the foreign countries for the use of the land and infrastructure that is used to support those military bases.

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by EODguy

You are correct. I thought the foreign pork money was in the 900bn.

I still say that any kind of money going out of the government coffers to a foreign entity should only happen once things are covered for Americans. If this Pakistan gender study money, etc. was not in the other bill then raising the money for those who need it wouldn't be such a fight.

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I agree there are problems at home that don't seem to be addressed as well as they could be but that is not to say there aren't programs attempting to do so. They aren't ignored.

Money spent abroad, among other things, is to build loyalty on a broad basis and with our allies. It is also focused on expanding democracy.

IMO it is necessary to do both and I think that is possible. It is a matter of budget focus and bi-partisan support of targeted, effective programs.