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2024-12-16 21:44:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 71E35523584C0C57F45304E5E0BF8884630EE168D074F07A1BBAA8006D433DBF
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Opinion polls consistently show Americans believe foreign aid is in the range of 25% of the federal budget. When asked how much it should be, they say about 10%. In fact, at $62.2 billion for fiscal year 2023, foreign assistance is less than 1 percent of the federal budget. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-every-american-should-know-about-u-s-foreign-aid/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-is-us-foreign-assistance/#:~:text=There%20is%20a%20strong%20legacy,1%25%20of%20the%20federal%20budget.
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