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Re:Bridge collapse in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park by fatbird on Friday January 28, 2022 @09:54AM (#30115335)
Most U.S. foreign aid is credit to be spent with U.S. defense manufacturers. In other words, "foreign aid" is a way to hand out U.S. hardware to allies or those for whom it's an effective bribe. The best example of this is Egypt, which has enjoyed ~$3B annually in U.S. gear as the payoff for making and keeping peace with Israel since the Yom Kippur war in 1973.

So the money does stay in the U.S., at least.

Re:Bridge collapse in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park by colpabar on Friday January 28, 2022 @09:58AM (#30115385)
I don't really consider money going from my pocket, to Egypt, then to the US military industrial complex as "staying in the US." My taxes should go to things that benefit me and other regular citizens, not war profiteers.