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To: GraceG
A big chunk of saving money would be to stop sending any aid to countries that hate us...

We don't send that much money out as international aid. We never really have. In 2012, the US gave a total of $ 17.2 billion in economic aid and $ 31.2 billion in military aid to other countries, totaling $ 48.4 billion. In 2013 the total was just over $ 50 billion.

Even if each of those counties hated us, we won't be saving much money if we did away with it.

9 posted on 08/21/2014 8:58:22 AM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: Ted Grant
In 2013 the total was just over $ 50 billion.

Since the government admitted they have no idea where 700 billion in stimulus went, that number would be highly suspect.

I guess a budget that accounts for government spending is just too much trouble. Boehner will however raise the debt limit again after the election and tell us once more that we must wait until we have the House, Senate and Presidency.

13 posted on 08/21/2014 9:18:07 AM PDT by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
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