Staff Reports
Here's a wild idea: if your country can afford to send billions in foreign aid while you’re struggling to pay your bills, your taxes are way too high. I know, it’s an “unpopular opinion” with the political elite, but it shouldn’t be. We’ve got homelessness, skyrocketing inflation, and crumbling infrastructure right here in the United States. Yet, year after year, politicians decide it's a good idea to take more of your hard-earned cash and funnel it to foreign governments. If our leaders can’t balance the budget without acting like Santa Claus to the world, something’s seriously wrong.
Take a look at the numbers. The United States spent over $50 billion on foreign aid in 2022 alone. Fifty. Billion. Dollars. Meanwhile, working Americans are getting hit with higher taxes, more regulations, and inflation that’s eating into their paychecks. That’s enough money to make a real dent in healthcare, veterans’ services, or rebuilding our crumbling roads. But instead of fixing our own problems, we’re propping up countries that, frankly, don’t even like us half the time.
The argument from politicians is always the same: "We need to help stabilize the world." Oh really? The same world that constantly undermines our interests? We send billions to countries that turn around and criticize us at the United Nations or manipulate their economies to compete against American workers. Foreign aid isn’t charity—it’s a racket. And the ones benefiting are foreign elites and corrupt governments, not the American taxpayer footing the bill.
What’s even more infuriating is that they tell you it's for "national security." Meanwhile, our own borders are wide open. If Washington really cared about security, they’d fix the southern border before worrying about Afghanistan or Ukraine. How about we secure our schools, our neighborhoods, and our economy before pouring cash into some far-off nation that can’t even manage to stand on its own two feet? We’re policing the world, and it’s bankrupting our future.
The hypocrisy is mind-blowing. These same politicians who cry about how we need to “do more” for other countries are the ones telling you that America can’t afford tax cuts. When they need money, they come after your paycheck. But when they want to look good on the world stage, suddenly the coffers are overflowing. Here's a thought: maybe if the government stopped trying to save the world, we could save a few bucks on taxes and fix our own problems.
