Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by op00to on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @08:04PM
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Assuming you’re an American, approximately 0.2% of your income goes to healthcare and similar assistance for people outside the US if you pay 20% tax rate.
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It's turtles all the way down. 0.2% here, 0.2% there, do it 100 times and you save a lot of money. Gutting foreign freebies is an easy starting point, not the end.
It's a great way to get rid of the American Empire that we've built up.
I mean, you aren't going to like playing second fiddle to China, but that's the choice you are making right now.
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by ahmeneeroe-v2 on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @10:27PM
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That tracks with what I said elsewhere in this thread, ~1%. It's too much, cut it off.
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by bamboozled on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @06:19AM
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You get a LOT in return from that, think about how much you benefit from food and other goods made in those countries. Such an ignorant comment.
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by ahmeneeroe-v2 on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @10:10AM
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I actually don't think I get much in return for that.