Subj : Re: Republican strategy
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Dan Clough
Date : Fri Aug 08 2025 22:48:55

-=> Kurt Weiske wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 DC> Yeah... great talking points there, likely harvested right off the DNC
 DC> manifesto, right?

 KW>  "Manifesto?"

Probably not the right choice of word.  How about from the party's platform
planks?  Maybe the TV ads?  The mainstream media's index-card list of random
anti-GOP subjects?

 DC> Here's a valid question (which I admit to not knowing the answer to):
 DC> You cited a few percentages above there.  What percentage of their
 DC> funding went to "overhead"...?  Yeah, that vague category that actually
 DC> means "lines the pockets of corrupt politicians" and "other
 DC> personnel"...?  Do you know?

 KW>  6.6% administrative overhead for USAID. Any NGO is going to have
 KW> some level of overhead, it's the cost of providing services.

Sure, a little overhead is expected.  I highly doubt that figure is accurate,
and don't have the time needed to check it.  VERY unlikely that it's that low,
when you get down into the multilevel count of "middlemen" who all need their
cut.  I'd bet it's closer to 50% when the trickle-down is finished.

 DC> The truth is that it was a money-laundering operation, almost entirely
 DC> to the benefit of Democrats and the Leftist agenda.  AKA Waste, Fraud,
 DC> and Abuse.  The Libs are the only ones upset because they were the only
 DC> ones "reaping the rewards".

 KW>  The people that, you know, didn't starve or die of communicable
 KW>  diseases because of the efforts of USAID certainly benefitted.

Probably.  Were these beneficiaries Americans?  If not, why would we spend 
US taxpayer money on them before we took care of those starving or dying of
communicable diseases right here in our own country?  Or those Americans who
are homeless, or veterans killing themselves because of PTSD related issues?

My whole point here is that our tax dollars should be spent on AMERICANS.

 KW>  As for the libs being upset because they were the only ones
 KW> "reaping the rewards", that's painting with an awfully wide brush. I'm
 KW> upset because USAID is a great way to help people in need while

I've got nothing against helping people in need.  But those people should be
AMERICANS.  When all of them are taken care of, if there's any money left
over, then help others.  OUR PEOPLE FIRST.

 KW> extending influence into developing nations. China is quickly taking up
 KW> the slack. Is that in the US' best interests?

That's happening regardless of what USAID may have done.  Zero effect on that
by closing down USAID.

To summarize all of this above stuff into one question:

Can you tell my EVEN ONE reason that we should spend American money on other
countries, when there are MILLIONS of AMERICANS who need assistance first?

It's really that simple in my opinion.



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