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New Ukraine “aid” bill would bring the total to over $173 billion, over $1,300 per American household
Twitter/X ^ | Dec 18 | Richard Stern

Posted on 12/18/2023 7:50:31 PM PST by RandFan

@RichAStern

New Ukraine “aid” bill would bring the total to over $173 billion, over $1,300 per American household and over $11,500 per Ukrainian household.

This will continue to drive higher inflation and mortgage rates across the US – making every American family pay the price.

If this new bill is implemented, our total aid to Ukraine will be more than the annual wages paid out to every American worker in all agriculture, mining, and oil and gas extraction industries.

Our total aid to Ukraine would be more than the annual wages paid out to every American manufacturing worker that produces motor vehicles, parts, and other transportation equipment.

Every time the federal government spends money, it forcefully takes that money from hard-working Americans.

Even if you don’t pay federal income taxes, you still pay through inflation taxes and slower overall economic growth.

Since the beginning of COVID and dramatic federal deficit and Fed money printing increases, prices are up:

37.4% - used cars and trucks

30.4% - energy

24.4% - food

20.1% - overall housing costs

18.8% - overall

But it gets even worse...

New federal spending is driving prices and interest rates, especially mortgage rates, sky-high. Since Biden took office, interest payments on a new median mortgage have tripled.

Interest payments on a new median mortgage have gone from 16.4% of a median worker’s pay to a staggering 41.9% - boxing tens of millions of Americans out of homeownership. Richard A. Stern

Bottom line - More Ukraine aid will mean more Fed money printing and more federal borrowing that drives inflation and interest rates and starves the economy of the money needed for growth.

(Excerpt) Read more at twitter.com ...


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To: Chad C. Mulligan
Full court press by the Moscowphiles to sacrifice Ukraine. What country will be next? Moldova? Lithuania? Romania?

I hoping it's Minnesota, Illinois, or Canada.

21 posted on 12/18/2023 8:31:17 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: RandFan
Once again, the Zeeper challenge:

You want my money for Ukraine? You yourself come and take it out of my pocket. If you're successfull, good for you. If you aren't successfull....

22 posted on 12/18/2023 8:32:21 PM PST by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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To: RandFan
...but they will do it through inflation...

I continue to keep track of the Money supply thru the Mises web site. The Feds are actually cutting back! This usually results in a Recession. Reagan did the same thing but because he also cut taxes and red tape the pain was minimized and Inflation cut way back.

23 posted on 12/18/2023 8:34:38 PM PST by Nateman (If the Pedo Profit Mad Moe (pig pee upon him!) was not the Antichrist then he comes in second.)
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To: RandFan; SaveFerris
The good news is, we still have plenty of money left for migrants.

Migrant crisis has US taxpayers on the hook for up to $451B, House GOP report says.

24 posted on 12/18/2023 8:34:57 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: RandFan

Can I print my share on my home printer?


25 posted on 12/18/2023 8:35:17 PM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

In these difficult times we all have to make sacrifices.


26 posted on 12/18/2023 8:41:58 PM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: RandFan

It’s probably double clout. They use all kinds of chicanery and shady accounting to get it that number. One of the things they love to do is to take an M1 tank, Bradley, or a missile that was built 20 or 30 years ago, they count the value of the weapon not at replacement cost, but as a fully depreciated piece of equipment. One of their really hilarious tricks is to say they were going to cut up that Bradley anyway, and that would cost him money to do. So they even give it a negative price tag and claim they were saving money.


27 posted on 12/18/2023 8:44:26 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up.)
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To: RandFan
A debt-based money supply across the world means that new debt needs to keep being issued - since debt payments reduce the supply.

The American consumer can't afford new debt as we face a very large global recession.

That means the US government will create debt to prop up our economy - and what better way of creating a new debt cycle than spending it on things that are not durable goods - bombs, bullets, tanks, and planes.

They're all a den of thieves. Every last one of them...

28 posted on 12/18/2023 8:45:19 PM PST by politicket
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To: RandFan

Maybe $4 million will actually make it to Ukraine.


29 posted on 12/18/2023 8:47:29 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: RandFan

It’s nonsense. It’s at least double that. I can’t believe people are actually excepting the numbers coming from the Pentagon, when they admit they have short falls of 1 trillion here, 2 trillion there. Another thing they do is in-kind work. When we have spy planes swarming all over the Black sea, we pour all kinds of equipment into Poland, we blow up the pipeline, we help them with targeting, all of that is just normal operations for the military and not charged to Ukraine… Even though it’s specific aid to them. There’s a lot of shady accounting going on


30 posted on 12/18/2023 8:47:50 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up.)
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To: Nateman
I continue to keep track of the Money supply thru the Mises web site. The Feds are actually cutting back!

More specifically, this Mises chart shows the growth of the M2 money supply since the Reagan years. You'll notice these trends:

- Slow and steady rise of M2 from Reagan to end of Bush Jr.
- Big spike in M2 during all eight Obama years.
- Leveling off of M2 during Trump term.
- Enormous jump in M2 during COVID/Biden era.
- First M2 drop in 2022 since FDR decoupled from gold in 1933.

https://mises.org/wire/money-supply-growth-falls-depression-era-levels-second-month-april

31 posted on 12/18/2023 8:52:14 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: RandFan

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You aren’t stopping that Gravy Train.

Watch, like Sessions and Barr couldn’t start an Investigation based on credible accusations - the DS will keep that money flowing.

Have you seen Zelensky in DC? He’s treated like a Rock Star!


32 posted on 12/18/2023 8:59:45 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: DesertRhino


You’re right about that.

The black budget is hundreds of Billions alone.


33 posted on 12/18/2023 9:01:21 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: Angelino97

Woohoo!!!


34 posted on 12/18/2023 9:04:49 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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We are paying for Small Businesses and Pensions in Ukraine.


Nikki Haley and Linda Graham say we need to reduce Social Security benefits for US Retirees.



35 posted on 12/18/2023 9:07:02 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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36 posted on 12/18/2023 9:10:56 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: RandFan

Meanwhile, the illegal aliens that have entered, in the last 3 years are costing us $450,000,000,000 a year and increasing every day.


37 posted on 12/18/2023 11:18:44 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: RandFan

Meanwhile, the illegal aliens that have entered, in the last 3 years are costing us $450,000,000,000 a year and increasing every day.


38 posted on 12/18/2023 11:18:44 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
...First M2 drop in 2022 since FDR decoupled from gold in 1933...

This is puzzling. Why would they do something that would wreck the economy right before an election? Are they so sure the fix is in that they are not worried about losing power? My theory is that the CCP picked Biden to sabotage America. Presidents usually go up in popularity during a war. Is that what they are counting on?

39 posted on 12/18/2023 11:34:12 PM PST by Nateman (If the Pedo Profit Mad Moe (pig pee upon him!) was not the Antichrist then he comes in second.)
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To: RandFan
New Ukraine “aid” bill would bring the total to over $173 billion

100 billion last year sent to Ukraine, mostly in older weapons out of a total US budget of 6.5 trillion, is a drop in the bucket.

Destroying our enemies military without one US injury or death is a worthwhile goal and an important warning to China. US spent 5% of its military budget(Donating mostly older weapons) to destroy half of Russia’s capability with the help of Ukraine.


40 posted on 12/19/2023 4:30:53 AM PST by tlozo ( Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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