Gulf Shores James Carville’s quote in the Clinton campaign “war room,” that “it’s the economy, stupid!” will be in his obit. I’ve read one report that argued that Trump would be re-elected, regardless of his polling numbers and approval ratings, if growth was above 3% in 2020 before the election. The notion that economics drives …
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Foreign Aid is Minor Money, and Privatizing and Subcontracting Relief Assistance is Big Business
New Orleans Survey after survey indicates that Americans believe that a huge percentage of the US budget and their tax money is spent on foreign aid. The Kaiser Family Foundation in a survey found the average respondent thought that more than a quarter of the national budget – 26% – was spent on foreign aid …