Political Quotes

“I often hear from members of the public who feel that the United States is spending too much on "foreign aid." Why are we sending so much money abroad, they ask, when we have so many problems here at home? This concerns me a great deal, because it has been shown over and over again that most Americans mistakenly believe that 15 percent of our national budget goes to foreign aid. In fact it is about 1 percent. The other 99 percent goes for our national defense and to fund other domestic programs--to build roads, support farmers, protect the environment, build schools and hospitals, pay for law enforcement, and countless other things the governments does. The United States has by far the largest economy in the world. We are unquestionably the wealthiest country. The amount we spend on foreign aid totals only a few dollars per American per year. What does the rest of the world look like? Imagine, for a moment, if the world's population were shrunk to a population of 100 people, with the current ratios staying the same. Of those 100 people, 57 would be Asians. There would be 21 Europeans. Fourteen would be from North and South America. Eight would be Africans. Of those 100 people, 52 would be women, and 48 would be men. Seventy would be non-White, and 30 would be White. Seventy would be non-Christian, and 30 would be Christian. Six people would possess 59 percent of the world's wealth, and all 6 would be Americans. Think about that.…”