Let's see: According to Zerohedge, the USAID budget is 50 billion annually. Now just to put that into perspective, 50 billion is 50000000000. That's 50 thousand millions.
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier cost 13.32 billion dollars in 2017.
So we "give away" the equivalent 3.75 aircraft carriers every year out of pure generosity for all sorts of kind deeds. Or in other words, we get swindled out of 3.75 aircraft carriers every year.
I think many would need ok with "kind deeds" add usually AID isn't given unless there is benefit of some sort that returns.
However; most of us suspect a fair chunk off this money is returning back to corrupt politicians and beuracrats
After all this “wasting” money is thrashed out we all (we meaning the American Taxpayer and our leaders) need to have a serious conversation about forcibly taking money from one citizen and giving it to another and calling it “charity”.
It is NOT YOURS TO GIVE!
Here is Rand Paul restating a Davey Crockett speech about giving money to Ukraine
I’d wager that when DOGE is done with the Pentagon, we’ll find out that USS Ford would’ve actually cost much less than $13.32 billion and so on and so on….
Great news, now rule Janet Mills needs to be put in jail for break8ng federal law and allowing boys to play in girls sports. Take away her cigarettes and boos and put her behind bars.
She is really screwing residents over. Putting migrants up for free in places all over Maine. You should check out the beautiful brand new homes she put migrants in in Brunswick. Two years free rent and utilities and capped at 30 percent of income going forward. These were suppose to be affordable housing for Americans, but she gave them to what she refers to as " New Americans ".
Just all kinds of money for migrants it would seem.
Ok, but we have two conflicting rulings from the Federal courts. This one says he can fire everyone, but the other court ruling says he has to pay out the money to the NGO's.
Here's what I don't understand. USAID was created by EO from President Kennedy to combat communism around the world. It was not an agency created by congress. So lawfully, Trump can undo the original EO and dissolve the agency altogether.
How can a court force an agency to continue writing checks to NGO's when the courts have said he can dissolve it altogether?
From a quick reading of Wikipedia and with knowledge of the recent news coverage regarding USAID, it seems that the Leftists and the MSM are trying to conflate the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which Congress passed just before JFK's Executive Order 10973, in order to make it seem like Congress setup USAID. However, a closer reading reveals the following holes in that legal theory:
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 was passed specifically in order to give the President certain powers in administering aid to foreign countries (except for Communist countries) such as setting up a "Development Loan Fund", setting up a Development Loan Committee, and utilizing a number of other assistance programs' funds that Congress had set up previous to the Foreign Assistance Act.
All the Executive Order 10973 appears to do is pass the powers that were given to the President under the Foreign Assistance Act along to the Secretary of State (along with some powers to the Departments of Treasury and Commerce) and create the USAID agency in order to consolidate the various programs listed in the Foreign Assistance Act.
So, if anything, the Act does the opposite of justifying that Congress created the USAID agency; its purpose was to give the President powers to disburse aid up to certain dollar amounts (per program) without needing to see Congressional approval. From my cursory reading, the President and the Executive Branch appear to have full authority (of course) to use less or none of the funds within the USAID's programs, as common sense also would dictate. Of course, the Leftist elites always shamelessly spout lies and the Leftist mob that follows them never questions those lies nor looks into the underlying source materials.
It's not just about the savings, which will be substantial. It's also about their slow-motion plots to gaslight, undermine, attack, enslave, and mass murder us. These people act like criminals on Batman. But Batman wins in the end.
Let's see: According to Zerohedge, the USAID budget is 50 billion annually. Now just to put that into perspective, 50 billion is 50000000000. That's 50 thousand millions.
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier cost 13.32 billion dollars in 2017.
So we "give away" the equivalent 3.75 aircraft carriers every year out of pure generosity for all sorts of kind deeds. Or in other words, we get swindled out of 3.75 aircraft carriers every year.
I think many would need ok with "kind deeds" add usually AID isn't given unless there is benefit of some sort that returns. However; most of us suspect a fair chunk off this money is returning back to corrupt politicians and beuracrats
After all this “wasting” money is thrashed out we all (we meaning the American Taxpayer and our leaders) need to have a serious conversation about forcibly taking money from one citizen and giving it to another and calling it “charity”.
It is NOT YOURS TO GIVE!
Here is Rand Paul restating a Davey Crockett speech about giving money to Ukraine
https://youtu.be/FLT_N2PkX58?si=1PZv6e-L0WmIBuxF
Or 15 aircraft carriers every presidential term.
I’d wager that when DOGE is done with the Pentagon, we’ll find out that USS Ford would’ve actually cost much less than $13.32 billion and so on and so on….
Great news, now rule Janet Mills needs to be put in jail for break8ng federal law and allowing boys to play in girls sports. Take away her cigarettes and boos and put her behind bars.
She got wrecked in that event today lol humiliated in front of all her colleagues 🥰
Good. Hope she gets wrecked in court too, if it goes that far.
She is really screwing residents over. Putting migrants up for free in places all over Maine. You should check out the beautiful brand new homes she put migrants in in Brunswick. Two years free rent and utilities and capped at 30 percent of income going forward. These were suppose to be affordable housing for Americans, but she gave them to what she refers to as " New Americans ".
Just all kinds of money for migrants it would seem.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-usaid-foreign-aid-staffing-cuts-lawsuits-d1ec029b4d14c37c25abc5dc07066471
Ok, but we have two conflicting rulings from the Federal courts. This one says he can fire everyone, but the other court ruling says he has to pay out the money to the NGO's.
https://apnews.com/article/usaid-trump-funding-freeze-musk-lawsuit-67e4c708955a652e5e4d39ce157d6113
Here's what I don't understand. USAID was created by EO from President Kennedy to combat communism around the world. It was not an agency created by congress. So lawfully, Trump can undo the original EO and dissolve the agency altogether.
How can a court force an agency to continue writing checks to NGO's when the courts have said he can dissolve it altogether?
Logic and law do not occupy the thoughts of a leftist judge.
From a quick reading of Wikipedia and with knowledge of the recent news coverage regarding USAID, it seems that the Leftists and the MSM are trying to conflate the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which Congress passed just before JFK's Executive Order 10973, in order to make it seem like Congress setup USAID. However, a closer reading reveals the following holes in that legal theory:
Statute 75 (Foreign Assistance Act): https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-75/pdf/STATUTE-75-Pg424-2.pdf
Executive Order 10973: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-10973-administration-foreign-assistance-and-related-functions
So, if anything, the Act does the opposite of justifying that Congress created the USAID agency; its purpose was to give the President powers to disburse aid up to certain dollar amounts (per program) without needing to see Congressional approval. From my cursory reading, the President and the Executive Branch appear to have full authority (of course) to use less or none of the funds within the USAID's programs, as common sense also would dictate. Of course, the Leftist elites always shamelessly spout lies and the Leftist mob that follows them never questions those lies nor looks into the underlying source materials.
USAID Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development
Foreign Assistance Act Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Assistance_Act
Byyyeeee~!
u/#byebye
It's not just about the savings, which will be substantial. It's also about their slow-motion plots to gaslight, undermine, attack, enslave, and mass murder us. These people act like criminals on Batman. But Batman wins in the end.
u/#yesss
Taxpayers won't save anything, if we continue to pay unconstitutional income tax etc.
Im good with it.
don't wanna be a taxpayer
Hey, fren, when you post something from X, or any other site, can you please include the link, as well? Thanks!