Stop Giving Money Away, Uncle Sam!

This blog is all about the video.

Rep. Ted Poe of Texas took the House floor to argue against sending billions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer money to foreign countries, many of which hardly need it and, in the opinion of Poe, many of which don’t especially like the United States to begin with.

Just how much do we send yearly?

Estimates vary, but a couple of websites citing government figures—put the tally at $25 to $30 Billion. Could be more, could be less. Granted, it may also be a “drop in the bucket” to change our fiscal quagmire, but the question remains:

Why do we do it?

Enjoy this short video:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ocVj6UWiDI


We’ve all made jokes about the government spending money to study the mating habits of porcupines, etc…and the $1,000 toilet seats for the military are the stuff of legend. Perhaps we can never completely erase all of the stupid expenditures that are willfully hidden from public scrutiny, but this foreign aid one seems to be a no-brainer.

Why do we do this?

Moreover, what politician (who ever expects to be re-elected) would vote AGAINST a bill that prohibits the lumping of federal foreign aid into one big messy pile? Folks, this seems to be an EASY one, right?

Is anything ever easy in Washington? We know that the opposite of pro is con and the opposite of progress is Congress, but really!

Can’t we get this one right?


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