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🚨 I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It! (I Spent The Day Reading The ‘USAID’ Payments Log - WTF!?)

Author
Neil McCoy-Ward
Published
Tue 04 Feb 2025
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If you thought government spending couldn’t surprise you anymore, think again. From $20 million to build Sesame Street in Iraq to $1 billion in aid that vanished in Afghanistan, USAID's foreign aid budget reveals a shocking trail of mismanagement and questionable priorities. Even more baffling? $22 million allocated to fight climate change on Mars. Yes, Mars. This blog post unpacks where billions of taxpayer dollars are really going—and trust me, it’s more outrageous than you think.

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