Kris

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Through comments, I learned about other big myths Americans believe about foreign aid: 1/ it's risen past 1% in recent years, esp. due to Ukraine - false, max is about 0.5% in 2022 $80B 2/ it's used mostly *not* for humanitarian aid - nope 3/ It's mainly about military objectives - nope

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Dustin Moskovitz@moskov.goodventures.org · 2y ago

One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%. The actual number is less than 1%. Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.

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RFK Jr. today: "I support the polio vaccine.” And I will “do nothing as HHS secretary that makes it difficult or discourages people from taking” the vaccine RFK Jr in 2023: the Polio vaccine “killed many, many more people" than polio ever did He lies to get the job

So much for leaving abortion up to the state… “H.R.722 - To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.”

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From an outsider- much of the influence and associated power the US has enjoyed since WW2 is based on the fact that the US shows up. Peacekeeping, disaster relief, vaccination programs, military,civil and humanitarian aid. That's what made the US great. Not a bloviating jackass of a buffoon.