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Dustin Moskovitz
@moskov.goodventures.org

Through comments, I learned about other big myths Americans believe about foreign aid: 1/ it's risen past 1% in recent years, esp. due to Ukraine - false, max is about 0.5% in 2022 $80B 2/ it's used mostly *not* for humanitarian aid - nope 3/ It's mainly about military objectives - nope

Dustin Moskovitz@moskov.goodventures.org

One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%. The actual number is less than 1%. Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.

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Senator Ron Wyden
@wyden.senate.gov

Trump doesn't care if the economy crashes and communities suffer. His goal is to force you and your family to accept a lower standard of living while he and his friends get richer. Cutting support for law enforcement, schools, small businesses and firefighters is chaos by design.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

President Trump鈥檚 order freezing trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans sent officials at schools, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and many others into a frantic scramble to understand the extent of the directive. Here's what to know.

nytimes.comOrder to pause federal spending creates deep uncertainty for schools, nonprofits and companies.

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