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"The United States provides over 40% of the world's humanitarian aid, and spends around 1% of its budget on foreign aid, including military aid. Surveys suggest that Americans believe 20% of the federal budget is spent on foreign aid, and that 59% of Americans believe the government spends too much on foreign aid"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14169



Wikipedia isn’t a primary source. Your entire point can be disregarded.


Your unwillingness to read the primary sources linked in the Wikipedia article because they show how you're flat out wrong indicates that your entire thought process can be disregarded at no cost.

https://www.euronews.com/2025/01/29/us-freeze-on-foreign-aid...

https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-foreign-aid-does-the-u...


Literally every sentence of that quote has sources listed in Wikipedia.


Do you have a primary source showing that "the party who supports raising wages also supports near limitless spending on the less fortunate countries"?




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