Opinion Forum

What’s Foreign Aid? Why Does the U.S. Provide It?

March 14th, 2011

By Dan Miller It’s time to reassess the good, the bad, and the ugly. According to this article, a recent poll revealed that “respondents thought the foreign aid part of the federal budget was an average of 27 percent. The real amount is about one percent.” That suggests either that the amount of foreign aid […]

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Tags: Afghanistan, amounts, Egypt, federal budget, foreign aid, Jordan, Pakistan
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The Potential for a U.S. Default

January 16th, 2010

By Tom Carter Hmmm. I find myself in the unusual position of mostly agreeing with Pat Buchanan twice in rapid succession. In Is a U.S. Default Inevitable?, he takes a quick macro look at the financial situation of the U.S. and concludes that things are pretty bleak. His analysis can be criticized for being short on […]

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Tags: Buchanan, default, Democrats, federal budget, Republicans, taxes
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