We could always go back to the way we used to be, pre WW1. Isolationism, where we give nothing to anyone, and take care of ourselves only. That is a stance that is gaining followers here in the US. I personally don't agree with it, but, since the rest of the world doesn't appreciate what we do, I can see how it would be a popular idea to simply cut the rest of the world off, and let them flounder in their filth.
Some useful information:
.14% of GNP was given last year for foreign aid by the US (far below the 1% asked for by the UN)
$2.4 billion in food, cash, and humanitarian aid was given last year's disasters (40% of all relief funding by the entire
world)
$24 billion was used for development of other nations.
Now that I think about it more, it's quite appealing to think that instead of giving this money away with no hope of it ever returning, we could keep it all to ourselves and lower taxes, or increase funding for schools, medicine, etc.
By the way, whoever said that $1 trillion surplus would make everyone in the world a millionare was wrong. It would give everyone in the world $125. That's right, One hundred and twenty-five dollars.
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