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    Richest Person In the World Stops Aid To Poorest People in The World

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    • the thing with this is, why give financial aid to the rest of the world when your own citizens lack basic human things like healthcare and free education?_niko
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    • the thing with this is... WTF Niko??? Poor healthcare and education are political choices. People in developing countries are fucked by US consumerismIanbolton
    • Isn’t aid to the poor also a political choice? Aren’t American poor also in need? I don’t know, it’s kind of odd to not protect citizens from mass shootings_niko
    • Opioids, homelessness and the billion other things wrong with the US but they’re able to send weapons, cash and manpower to all corners of the globe?_niko
    • Just seems backwards and odd. Ideally they can do it all, but take care of your own house first. Then the world’s poor, then on bombs._niko
    • But if you’re saying US consumerism is causing droughts and famine half way across the world or causing poverty it might be a stretch. What isn’t a stretch is_niko
    • American weapons causing famine, poverty and devastation. Buuuut having said all that I do support the US and other countries helping Ukraine, Taiwan,_niko
    • ...South Korea etc so wtf do I know lol l_niko
    • But also I don’t believe for a second that by them cutting aid to the poor countries of the world will be for the benefit of their poor citizens, it’ll instead_niko
    • Go to enriching the Uber rich through tax cuts or big government contracts. It’s a fucking mess._niko
    • I've heard American's being interviewed about their thoughts on this and they'd say "why are we sending money to X when our own are not being cared for"Ianbolton
    • But then refuse a National Health Service type system because they think they live in a meritocracy and if you work hard you don't die on the streetIanbolton
    • The whole capitalist lie is bullshit and the poor are where they are because the government chooses them to be.Ianbolton
    • yeah Ian it's bonkers...any hint of social services and it's straight up "communism" to them_niko
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