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Foreign aid

Background info

At $39.2 billion for fiscal year 2019, foreign aid is less than 1% of the federal budget.

As the world’s wealthiest nation, the U.S. provides more assistance than any other country, but a smaller proportion of its GNP than most other wealthy nations.

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In 2018, 21% of U.S. financial aid went to governments, 20% to non-profits, 34% to multilateral organizations, and 25% elsewhere. 

Typically, when the U.S. wants to support a country that is ruled by a corrupt, uncooperative, or autocratic government, U.S. assistance goes through private, non-governmental organizations.

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The positions

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