I saw this meme and it triggered me. It’s wild to me that we’re cutting essential services for Americans while somehow finding billions to send overseas. Sure let's help others but can we take care of our own backyard first? We are literally MAXED OUT financially and it terrifying thinking about this crushing debt our kids are inheriting because we keep borrowing against their future. Anyone else frustrated by this?

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What percentage of the budget do you think foreign aid is? Real question.

I agree, worried about the debt. But I do have a different take here.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-is-us-foreign-assistance/

So where should the cuts come from? Or is spending not an issue?

It’s really not a zero-sum game, and it’s not a pizza where if one slice gets bigger, the rest automatically gets smaller. Foreign aid is crucial for maintaining our standing in the interconnected world in which we live, and helping our non-U.S. partners doesn’t mean we’re doing less at home. We can, and will continue to, do both.

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