KaiBear said:
nein51 said:
KaiBear said:
nein51 said:
KaiBear said:
nein51 said:
On the plus side almost all of that money comes back to us as it's spent with American defense contractors.
Gee that makes it all worthwhile.
We are borrowing additional billions of dollars in the hope that some of it is spent for bombs, bullets and missiles.
No doubt the vast majority of Americans are supportive of such fiscal priorities.
Look there's very few bright spots here. The two that come to mind are
1) we aren't doing the fighting
2) the money we are giving away is essentially coming right back to us
I didn't say I agreed. I didn't say it's good fiscal policy (like anyone really gives a **** about that anyhow). Fact is most of the foreign aid we give away comes right back to us via the military industrial complex and by most I mean almost 100% of it.
Now we can argue why we spend money on all sorts of worthless government projects though I suspect we probably agree.
I respect your opinion.
But most Americans do not support this insane give away.
Especially when so many are working 2 jobs just to stay fed.
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I don't recall saying most Americans did. In fact, I'm quite sure I never said that.
Agreed
You certainly did not.
Simply repeating the obvious that most Americans do not want to give Ukraine even more billions .
BTW , wonder how the Russians feel about our representatives waving Ukrainian flags in the middle of our capital building.
Just imagine how Americans would feel if the situation was reversed .
Yet if Russia finally retaliates our media will be 'shocked'.
New York Post
Most voters in battleground House districts favor Ukraine aid: pollAmajority of voters in battleground congressional districts support sending more aid to Ukraine while a plurality of GOP primary voters in deep-red districts also back military assistance for Kyiv in its war against Russia, according to new polls exclusively shared with The Post.
The February poll found that 60% of battleground district voters are in favor of all forms of US aid, with support highest among those 50-64 years old (60%) and 65 and older (80%).
A majority of Republican voters in battleground districts for the 2024 election favor more US aid for Ukraine, according to a poll exclusively shared with The Post. AP Provided by New York Post
A slight majority of battleground voters under 35 (52%) and a plurality of those 35-49 (48%) also backed the additional aid.
Just 34% of all swing district voters were against the funding, while 6% said they did not know whether they supported it.
The survey also showed a majority of Republicans in safe GOP House seats strongly agree that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is an enemy of the United States" and "wants to reestablish the Soviet Union's sphere of influence in Eastern and Central Europe."
In total, 86% of Republican primary voters in deep-red districts had an unfavorable opinion of Putin, and 64% of them strongly agreed that "Russia had no cause and was wrong to invade Ukraine."
Another poll, taken in March, also revealed that 46% of safe district GOP voters back at least the provision of military aid for Ukraine, compared with 40% who oppose all forms of US assistance to Kyiv.
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