Some great points made in this thread.
I too am against foreign aid but applaud Rand for at least trying something like this on behalf of the U.S. taxpayer
I’m quite surprised by some of the (forceful) points made here which you wouldn’t have heard on this subject in conservative circles even a few years ago.
What’s changed?
>What’s changed?
Trump came along and showed us it’s time to speak the truth
America First.
“What’s changed?”
Well for one thing the U.S. is essentially bankrupt at this point and on the verge of losing reserve currency status, which makes billions in foreign aide absolutely crazy.
I will say as someone who is a conservative/libertarian, that Rand is looking better all the time. I’ve criticized him in the past for not going as far as he should, but he probably learned from his father’s experience to take baby steps. He’s been great in going after Fauci and going against mandates, which is more than I can say for Trump who considers himself a hero for the disastrous “warp speed” and the dangerous vaccine it rolled out too quickly. I’m now more in the DeSantis/Paul camp now, and really appreciate them fighting the mandates. Let Trump do other things, it’s not imperative that he run again.