Replies to post #512833 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[fuagf]

Nobody is against cutting waste and fraud. There are legal ways to do it.
And repeat that is not the real reason for going after USAID.

[...] Why do Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to overhaul USAID?

Trump is a long-term critic of overseas spending and has said it is not a valuable use of taxpayer money. He has singled out USAID for particularly strong criticism.

The White House has published a list of USAID projects which it said were evidence of "waste and abuse", including a grant of $1.5m to an LGBTQ group in Serbia, $2.5m for electric vehicles in Vietnam and $6m for tourism in Egypt.

Critics have disputed how the administration has framed this spending. For example, the Egypt project - which began in 2019 under Trump - lists water, education and transportation aid projects for the North Sinai region.

After returning to office, Trump signed an executive order that put almost all international spending on pause for a 90-day review.

Waivers were later issued for humanitarian programmes, but the announcement upended the world of international development and disrupted services.

White House officials and Musk have falsely shared information regarding some of USAID's contracts.

Musk, for example, shared a false video promoting a debunked claim that USAID paid for Hollywood stars to visit Ukraine.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyezjwnx5ko

[arizona1]

If you clear out the waste and fraud, make sure money is getting to the people that need it.

And how much do you sponge off the government, moocher? Check the boxes. You're on Medicaid, food stamps, survivor benefits and welfare. Amiright? What else am I leaving out?

[MrMike241]

To clear out the waste and fraud you're going to need to clear out the Republicans‼️

The Debt Facts since Carter:

Biden, D, up $7.2 trillion
Trump, R, up $8.18 trillion
Obama, D, up $8.33 trillion
W. Bush, R, up $6.1 trillion
Clinton, D, up $1.4 trillion
H.W. Bush, R, up $1.55 trillion
Reagan, R, up $1.86 trillion
Carter, D, up $299 billion

Republican Debt increase $17.7 trillion.

Democrat Debt increase $17.3 trillion.

https://san.com/cc/heres-how-much-national-debt-climbed-under-each-us-president-since-wwii/