Information about the appalling waste of American taxpayers’ money continues to pour out like pus from a lanced boil. Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency team were tasked by the Trump administration with cleaning up the federal government, exposing and ending waste, fraud and outright theft. Right on cue, those whose livelihoods depend upon the unintended largesse of taxpayers filed lawsuits, getting multiple federal judges to issue arguably unconstitutional injunctions, in an effort to prevent that exposure and keep the money flowing.
A staggering amount of this grift has been run through unaccountable and unsupervised aid agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Last week, I wrote about the 2014 documentary “Poverty, Inc.,” which details the horrific damage international aid has done to poor countries. I was initially inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to those who have dumped products and commodities into third-world nations, destroying their own productive capabilities, making it impossible for indigenous entrepreneurs and small business owners to compete or grow their companies, and – inexplicably – giving incredible leverage and power to the dictators and corruptocrats who run impoverished nations’ governments.
Upon reflection, I don’t think it’s well-intentioned but misguided. I think it’s deliberate.
Here’s why:
The most vocal defenders of USAID and the status quo are the same people who claim that humans cause climate change, and who insist that the only way to prevent it is to limit agriculture and manufacturing, eliminate gas-powered vehicles and appliances, reduce travel and single-family home ownership, eat bugs instead of meat, and much more. […]
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