Raise My Taxes, Mr. President!

[3WC]

Ray: With age comes wisdom.

I'd add: Cut foreign aid by 80% and then give only to unwavering allies on a proven need basis. Also reduce U.S. funding of the U.N. to the lower of [[i) that of the average per capita contributions of China, Russia and India, or [[ii) the per capita contributions of France.

[MCP-001]

Ray: With age comes wisdom.

I'd add: Cut foreign aid by 80% and then give only to unwavering allies on a proven need basis. Also reduce U.S. funding of the U.N. to the lower of [[i) that of the average per capita contributions of China, Russia and India, or [[ii) the per capita contributions of France.

Why 80%?

Tell me why someone having a hard time here in America should be shaken down so that we can make nice with countries that don't like us?

Some of the entries about Pakistan from the Afghan "diaries" are interesting examples of what I mean.