U.S. sends China millions in foreign aid despite $1.3 trillion debt

www.washingtontimes.com ^ | Thursday, February 12, 2015 | By Kellan Howell

[arthurus]

Succinct and accurate.

[Red Badger]

What’s worse is we’re almost bankrupt.We don’t have the money.

But we do have paper, ink and printing presses............but that is so passe........'Money' is 'created' electronically nowadays, at the touch of a computer keyboard..................................

[onedoug]

They’re using that money for their “Hawaiian Sovereignty” campaign.

[mac_truck]

The US government spends billions every year on so-called “pro-democracy” aid or “civil society” programs around the world. In many cases it’s used to undermine or subvert foreign governments which are deemed unfriendly to US government interests.

Of course the interests of the US government and the US taxpayer are wildly divergent, so don’t expect too much sympathy from the entrenched political elites on this issue.