I saw this post, and this particularly made me think we should have a thread on the issue.
Is it really?
Personally, I think that the US should zero out all foreign aid, which was $48.4 billion in 2012 alone.
While I generally dislike welfare spending, especially when done by the federal government, it seems to me that an additional $48 billion per year could do a lot of good if used for the benefit of the American people rather than foreign governments. Of course, this is also true of the current welfare budget of over $1 trillion.
What are your opinions on what the foreign aid policy of the US should be?
...the libertarian view of foreign aide is inhuman.
Is it really?
Personally, I think that the US should zero out all foreign aid, which was $48.4 billion in 2012 alone.
While I generally dislike welfare spending, especially when done by the federal government, it seems to me that an additional $48 billion per year could do a lot of good if used for the benefit of the American people rather than foreign governments. Of course, this is also true of the current welfare budget of over $1 trillion.
What are your opinions on what the foreign aid policy of the US should be?