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Foreign Aid: Where Your Hard-Earned Tax Dollars Are Going - Enemy Nations Are Living Large

By Michael Schwarz June 10, 2024 at 8:14am

Each year, U.S. officials send tens of billions of taxpayer dollars overseas. This money, intended for humanitarian relief, health, economic development or military assistance, has found its way to both friends and foes.

In the federal budget, foreign aid typically comes from discretionary spending. Congress, however, may augment budgeted aid with supplemental appropriations when deemed necessary.

For instance, on April 23 President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill. The package included $60 billion for Ukraine, a combined $26 billion intended for both Israeli security and humanitarian relief for Palestinians in Gaza, and $8 billion for Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific. Another provision included possible censorship of the social media platform TikTok, according to NBC.

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Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.