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   -=> Dan Clough wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-   
      
    DC> Yeah... great talking points there, likely harvested right off the DNC   
    DC> manifesto, right?   
      
    "Manifesto?"   
      
    DC> Here's a valid question (which I admit to not knowing the answer to):   
    DC> You cited a few percentages above there.  What percentage of their   
    DC> funding went to "overhead"...?  Yeah, that vague category that actually   
    DC> means "lines the pockets of corrupt politicians" and "other   
    DC> personnel"...?  Do you know?   
      
    6.6% administrative overhead for USAID. Any NGO is going to have some   
    level of overhead, it's the cost of providing services.   
      
      
    DC> The truth is that it was a money-laundering operation, almost entirely   
    DC> to the benefit of Democrats and the Leftist agenda.  AKA Waste, Fraud,   
    DC> and Abuse.  The Libs are the only ones upset because they were the only   
    DC> ones "reaping the rewards".   
      
    The people that, you know, didn't starve or die of communicable   
    diseases because of the efforts of USAID certainly benefitted.   
      
    As for the libs being upset because they were the only ones "reaping   
    the rewards", that's painting with an awfully wide brush. I'm upset   
    because USAID is a great way to help people in need while extending   
    influence into developing nations. China is quickly taking up the   
    slack. Is that in the US' best interests?   
      
      
      
      
    DC> ... Liberalism is the "flesh eating bacteria" of society.   
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