{"id":1667,"date":"2017-03-09T13:08:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T18:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2017-03-09T13:08:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T18:08:04","slug":"foreign-aid-spendings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2017\/03\/09\/foreign-aid-spendings\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Aid Spendings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 In 2016, former President Barack Obama signed a $38 billion 10 year plan with Israel, the largest pledge to an ally in American history. According to https:\/\/ifamericaknew.org\/<\/em> the United States spends $9.8 million in military aid everyday. The foreign aid spending is about 0.1% of the Gross National Product, but some people feel this is too much, and I disagree.<\/p>\n

If we take less than 10% what America spends on military aid\/weapons annually, we can free public tuition, and house every homeless person in America, while helping other countries. The money could also go to unemployment benefits or farm subsidies. $3.8 billion a year from the federal budget isn\u2019t much. America just doesn\u2019t focus its priorities on the country. That 10% can benefit a lot of things the U.S doesn\u2019t pay attention to like education, public services, foster homes, and homelessness.
\n\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 While others might argue that we still spend too much, I contradict on that. The federal budget is $3.8 trillion. With all this money, the Pentagon still seems to lose $6.5 trillion, and Russia still is able to hack the FBI. At least with the money spent, we would be able to know where it\u2019s going, whom it\u2019s going to, and if it is beneficial. The largest portion of the money goes to health. The money goes to HIV\/AIDS projects, and humanitarian assistance, etc.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0According https:\/\/www.npr.org<\/em> when asked how they felt about foreign aid spendings, fifty-six percent of the poll respondents thought the U.S. spends too much on foreign aid. But, only 1 in 20 people polled knew how much America really spends. \u201cI think America should help other countries all while focusing on their own.\u201d Says Donia Almajoon. \u201cHowever, I think that America spends too much on military weapons than the country itself. America can fix a lot of problems with just little of what they spend on guns.\u201d<\/p>\n

In conclusion, America can both be helping other countries, and our own without having to spend more than what we are currently spending. You might disagree with me on some problems. However, I hope this article helped shed some light on a different point of view.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 In 2016, former President Barack Obama signed a $38 billion 10 year plan with Israel, the largest pledge to an ally in American history. According to https:\/\/ifamericaknew.org\/ the United States spends $9.8 million in military aid everyday. The foreign aid spending is about 0.1% of the Gross National Product, but some people feel …<\/p>\n

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