‘60 Minutes’ Segment: U.S. Taxpayers ‘Subsidizing’ Ukraine’s Economy, Paying All Of Their First Responders

The Daily Wire ^ | September 25th, 2023 | By Daily Wire News

[Mariner]

A “60 Minutes” segment broadcast on Sunday caused an uproar after the show reported that American taxpayers are “subsidizing” Ukraine’s economy and paying for all of Ukraine’s first responders.

The news comes as a recent Fox News poll found that 56% of Republicans say the U.S. should be sending less support to Ukraine. A recent CNN poll found that 55% of Americans say Congress should not authorize additional funding to support Ukraine.

“American taxpayers are financing more than just weapons. We discovered the U.S. government’s buying seeds and fertilizer for Ukrainian farmers… and covering the salaries of Ukraine’s first responders – all 57,000 of them,” the CBS News show reported. “That includes the team that trains this rescue dog – named Joy – to comb through the wreckage of Russian strikes looking for survivors.”

“And the U.S. also funds the divers who we saw clearing unexploded ammunition from the country’s rivers – to make them safe again for swimming and fishing,” the segment continued. “Russia’s invasion shrank Ukraine’s economy by about a third. We were surprised to find that to keep it afloat the U.S. government is subsidizing small businesses.”

[Mariner]

It is good to see this on 60 Minutes.

Ukrainian Partisans don't like it to be widely known.

[Shady]

Are the public safety unions giving the required kickbacks to the Demoncrats?

[j.havenfarm]

I don’t believe it. Our leaders like to be transparent, and they would have told us if our vast aid included these expenditures /s

[blackdog]

And everyone is a first responder. Especially their retired government bureaucrats.

[DIRTYSECRET]

They’ve been rather busy. There’s a war going on.

[blackdog]

Six months ago Boden said that money was going to public pensions in Ukraine. He said it quite plainly. Jeeze. Don’t people listen?

[BenLurkin]

All to keep the bribery, graft and kick-backs flowing.

Billions of American tax dollars being laundered through the Ukraine and over into the pockets of career politicians and bureaucrats in Washington DC.

[BenLurkin]

It’s obscene.

[blackdog]

It’s going to the Ukraine government pensions for retired bureaucrats.

[JonPreston]

Remember, most of them HATE you

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The candidates are split on whether to call for changes to the programs, but those who say they would leave them untouched generally have not explained how they would keep them solvent.

Donald J. Trump

Former President

He says he wouldn’t cut the programs but hasn’t explained how he would keep them solvent.

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Ron DeSantis

Governor of Florida

He says he’s open to Social Security cuts for younger Americans.

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Nikki Haley

Former Governor of South Carolina

She says she’s open to cuts for younger Americans.

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Mike Pence

Former Vice President

He wants to partly privatize Social Security, but his plan for Medicare is unclear.

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Tim Scott

Senator from South Carolina

He says he wouldn’t cut the programs but hasn’t explained how he would keep them solvent.

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Chris Christie

Former Governor of New Jersey

He supports a higher retirement age and lower benefits for wealthy people.

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Asa Hutchinson

Former Governor of Arkansas

He wants to let people claim benefits early while still working, and he would have a commission consider changes.

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Vivek Ramaswamy

Entrepreneur

He says he wouldn’t cut the programs but hasn’t explained how he would keep them solvent.

[blackdog]

My guess would be 50% makes its way back to fatten our bureaucrats too. Clean as a baby’s bottom in fresh laundry.

[GOPJ]

...covering the salaries of Ukraine’s first responders – all 57,000 of them,”

I assume Biden's fellow democrats are getting their 10%n or better... so the scum of the earth is doing well. More mansions for DC...

[gattaca]

ping

[Allegra]

[Starboard]

Ukraine is not a NATO country yet it appears that we spend more there than we do in any NATO country. Just saying.

[elpadre]

“...and covering the salaries of Ukraine’s first responders...

I believe it has already been reported Biden has directed the US pay salaries, pensions and associated expenses of the massive Ukrainian government with US taxpayer funds.

[Starboard]

One of the biggest and most successful international con artists of all time. No wonder Biden admires him.

[Liz]

factcheck.org
April 2022

snip

Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko told the Washington Post that Ukraine
needed at least $2 billion per month in emergency economic aid from the US.

Marchenko said Ukraine is seeking the economic support to continue to pay for
<><> Ukraine pensions,
<><>salaries for health care and education officials,
<><> and other “humanitarian needs,” the Post reported.

[Liz]

p

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "U.S. Taxpayers ‘Subsidizing’ Ukraine's Economy, Paying All Of Their First Responders"

Biden's, Blinken's and Nuland's 51st state. Or maybe it's just a territory, angling to become a state? < sarc, but not much >