What do you think about Trump's proposed budget cuts or the American First Policy choices?
There is a lot of news at the moment about the proposed budget cuts, which haven't yet been approved by congress. A lot of the world is freaking out because they see it as a first step of the US withdrawing from its global role.
There is a lot of crying about the cutting of funding to the UN and the World Bank. Though the US is still the biggest single funder of both even after the proposed budget cuts.
There is the reduction of military fundings to countries like Egypt, Pakistan, and many others. Shouldn't they be responsible for their own funding? The US has a huge national debt that isn't going away. Is it not irresponsible for someone to give away money that they don't have?
Should the government of the US not always have a American's first policy seeing as it is a government for the people by the people?
There is a lot of crying about the cut climate change funding from the US too. Here I am torn. Our understanding of climate change is very limited and there is a lot of speculation about what the long reaching effects will be. The reality is that the US is already pretty active with regulations preventing pollution and reducing carbon emissions. The pressure should be put on the new polluters, China, Thailand, India... Where it is now going to make the most difference for the cost.
There is a lot of crying about the cutting of funding to the UN and the World Bank. Though the US is still the biggest single funder of both even after the proposed budget cuts.
There is the reduction of military fundings to countries like Egypt, Pakistan, and many others. Shouldn't they be responsible for their own funding? The US has a huge national debt that isn't going away. Is it not irresponsible for someone to give away money that they don't have?
Should the government of the US not always have a American's first policy seeing as it is a government for the people by the people?
There is a lot of crying about the cut climate change funding from the US too. Here I am torn. Our understanding of climate change is very limited and there is a lot of speculation about what the long reaching effects will be. The reality is that the US is already pretty active with regulations preventing pollution and reducing carbon emissions. The pressure should be put on the new polluters, China, Thailand, India... Where it is now going to make the most difference for the cost.
