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Somehow I don’t imagine Harris will get a lot done if she becomes President.
Recent data from the tracker shows that the share of military aid from the U.S. dropped from 23% in 2020 to less than 13% in 2021, its smallest share since 1949. Prior to 2021, military spending for decades made up at least 20% of annual foreign aid obligations. In 2022, that share rebounded slightly to reach 14%.
In contrast, the share of aid in the form of economic assistance was larger in 2021 and 2022 than it had been in decades, making up about 86% of listed obligations in 2022.
How Much Aid Does the U.S. Give to Israel?
In 2022, U.S. agencies allotted Israel about $3.3 billion in aid, nearly all of which was designated as military aid. The country received a similar amount in 2021 – more than twice the amount for any other country that year.
Over the last decade, Israel has typically gotten between 8% and 10% of all country-specific foreign aid obligations annually, but that share dropped to less than 7% in 2022.
Meanwhile, Palestinian territories the West Bank and Gaza accounted for about $154 million in foreign aid obligations in 2022, up slightly from $131 million in 2021.
How Much Aid Does the U.S. Give to Ukraine?
In 2022, Ukraine surpassed Israel as the top U.S. aid recipient, taking in more than $12 billion after Russia launched its invasion in February of that year. That amounts to more than 25% of all aid designated for specific countries in 2022.
What Is the Aid Supposed to Be Spent On?
Countries involved in ongoing conflicts typically receive significant amounts of military aid.
For example, Ukraine, Israel and Egypt far surpassed all countries in 2022 for aid in the “governance” category, which accounts for the vast majority of obligated military aid captured by the tracker.
originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: DBCowboy
Even more fun, this is how her "unrealized Gaines tax" will work:
You paid $250,000 for a house. Zillow says it’s worth $500,000.
$500,000 (fair market value) - $250,000 (cost basis) = $250,000 unrealized capital gain.
25% * $250,000
=
$62,500 owed to the IRS
originally posted by: Boomer1947
originally posted by: putnam6
These are just some of the known economic policies of the Harris/Walz ticket.
I can hear dozens of yachts engines firing up, as former corporate headquarters in America head to less tax-obsessed countries.
It is the only response big corporations have, or will they just pay off politicians to lessen the blow
finance.yahoo.com...
Biden Enforcing A 28% Corporate Tax Rate Would Make The U.S. 'The Most Uncompetitive Country In The G7' Says Kevin O'Leary
They already did pay off politicians to lessen the blow. That's how we got the Republican tax cuts of 2017 that added a couple of Trillion to the deficit.
originally posted by: DAVID64
a reply to: nugget1
Because a vast majority can't think for themselves. They vote on an emotional level, with no thought on how that candidate is going to fulfill that pipe dream.
They look at the last 4 years and are still dumb enough to vote for the person who caused it.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: Lumenari
I feel for your friend. I truly do.
As both you and I have opined of recent, this has gone on for a lot longer than just the past 4 years, but as you say...'yet here we are'.
originally posted by: Threadbarer
Prior to Trump, the corporate tax rate had been at least 28% for around 40 years. It was at 28% under Reagan. Do you want to know what happened when it was raised to 35% under Obama? We had longest period of sustained economic growth in US history.
I also want to know where these billionaires are going to go if they're going to flee the US en masse because the US is raising their tax rates to be closer to those of Europe.