If you were the president, would you spend $300K In Taxpayer Money To Boost LGBT ‘Social Acceptance’ In Botswana, or use the money to help Americans?

[StevieNix]

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[USLegionary]

To be honest most Americans could do with missing a few meals. Obesity is distributed unevenly across racial groups in the United States. Overall, the prevalence of obesity and severe obesity was highest among non-Hispanic black adults and lowest among non-Hispanic Asian adults. The prevalence of obesity among men was not significantly different between non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic men. Some of these races tend to populate low socio-economic status neighborhoods and therefore can lack the resources such as safe play areas, as well as grocery stores with affordable fruits and vegetables. Furthermore, minority households can be more prone to obesity because of cultural food preferences and family norms. The obesity rate for White adults 18 years and older (over 30 BMI) in the US in 2015 was 29.7%. For adult White men, the rate of obesity was 31.1% in 2015. For adult White women, the rate of obesity was 27.5% in 2015. The most recent statistics from the NHANES of age adjusted obesity rates for White adults 20 years and older in the U. S. in 2016 was 37.9%. The obesity rates of White males and White females from the NHANES 2016 data were relatively equivalent, obesity rates were 37.9% and 38.0%, respectively. The obesity rate for Black adults 18 years and older (over 30 BMI) in the US in 2015 was 39.8%. For adult Black men, the rate of obesity was 34.4% in 2015. For adult Black women, the rate of obesity was 44.7% in 2015. The most recent statistics from the NHANES of age adjusted obesity rates for Black adults 20 years and older in the U. S. in 2016 was 46.8%. According to the obesity rates from the NHANES 2016 data, black males had significantly lower than black females, their rates were 36.9% and 54.8%, respectively.

[StevieNix]

"To be honest most Americans could do with missing a few meals."
So you'd send the money to homosexuals in another country?

[USLegionary]

That money is really going to subvert the social order in Botswana, probably makes its way to the cia to incite revolution or is used to bribe government officials.

[Avicenna]

Well, obviously it should be used to help US citizens rather than money laundering it to favored NGOs to ostensibly interfere in other countries' affairs. Botswana doesn't need that, and we have huge social and economic needs in our own country, despite which we continue to illegally allow penniless people en masse in.

[StevieNix]

I'm sure the people who were for sending the money to Botswana, think it will be used for what it was intended for. Yeah, right.

[Avicenna]

Yup... corrupt liars that they are

[Avicenna]

And there's a lot more money laundering going on that

[StevieNix]

Meanwhile, our generals say we aren't nearly capable enough to lock horns with China. But just keep giving money away.

[Avicenna]

They don't want to fight, much less defend the country- they just want to collect a paycheck and then go sit on the board of some defense contractor once they retire.

[StevieNix]

It's sad.

[Avicenna]

It is sad that we have so many traitorous criminals in government. And they're desperate to cover up what they have done.

[Avicenna]

Thanks for the mho

[StevieNix]

Thanks for earning it

[Dawty]

I'm not in favour of spending taxpayers' money to boost LGBT issues in the United States, in my own country or anywhere else. LGBT communities should pay for themselves regardless.
Taxpayer's money should be spent to benefit all taxpayers or benefit society as a whole. LGBT communities should pay for themselves, just like any church should pay for itself like any political party should pay for itself like essentially any interest group should pay for itself.
Helping this kind of minority in foreign countries could be a foreign policy decision, but again, I am not in favour of this as a foreign policy either. Obviously, I do not care much about what the United States of America does, but for my own country, I prefer if we didn't support such things.

[StevieNix]

If the citizens got to vote on these things, it would be a different world.

[Dawty]

Only Switzerland has public votes on legislation, all other democratic countries has representative democracy.

[sage2021]

Aww, Stevie, you keep asking such hard questions - it's hurting my brain to decide which one to pick🤔. OK, I've made up my mind. My answer is to help Americans.👋 That was a tough one 🤭

[StevieNix]

Dang. I didn't see you down here on the bottom of the list. I would have given you the MHO.
Did you notice that this question appeared to just be a question of thought? Joey actually sent them the money,

[NewsReader]

I would obviously use it to help the United States in other ways. LGBT whatever they are called are terrible people because of the way they attack the system and clearly hate the country in every way. They don't deserve to live in the United States. Progressives / Far Left are destroying the country. I got nothing against people who love or want to marry someone of their own sex, but shut the fuk up and stop destroying the lives of everyday people. You are not more special than all the other people.

[StevieNix]

Very well said. Kudos.

[genericname85]

spend money to boost LGBT acceptance. i hate the lgbtq community. not lesbian gay trans and so on people. just that so called "community" that is toxic and oppressive. yet if i was a president, i couldn't do my job if i wasn't elected. and so i would have to do things that give me the vote. not things that i think are good. that's what politics is. in politics, votes are the currency. and you gotta do whatever makes those idiots vote for you or else you're not gonna be president. being president doesn't mean doing what you want or what you think is good.

[StevieNix]

None of it is real. It's all meant to take down America.

[genericname85]

well you know who doesn't care about that? the politicians. cause they're not going down. so they couldn't care less. they just wanna have the power. they'll be fine even if the rest of the country burns down.

[Sandeeppingping]

Botswana😂😂😂botswana of all people, botswana don't like lmnop people, I mean imagine Russia is invading Ukraine China is about to invade Taiwan meanwhile America "hey let's spend 300k$ on gays in some random country that already doesn't like them", what in the actual fuck

[StevieNix]

I always come back to this quote by Mark Twain:


You just can't make this shit up.

[20yearsolder]

I wouldn't be sending foreign aid anywhere until all of our mental health issues and homeless issues were taken care of. So to answer your question, hell no

[StevieNix]

I agree.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4i3LmR0K74

[vald9inches]

I agree as well

[Stoner710]

No i would cut all government subsidies get rid of the idea of mandatory spending fired property over 1000 bureaucrats and place so many limits on the federal government it would make the federal government only be able to deal with foreign policy and have 0 power to influence domestic and state policy. The federal government’s power needs to be reduced 1000 fold

[StevieNix]

My question was asking you on which cause you'd spend the money, if you had to choose.

[Stoner710]

My answer was none. I’d cut all federal spending

[joeldalton]

I wouldn’t send any foreign aid except to help with humanitarian issues. That includes subsidizing the militaries of Europe. I certainly wouldn’t waste it on frivolous bullshit like this.

[StevieNix]

This Canadian gets it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4i3LmR0K74

[worldscolide]

In my opinion we should cut ALL foreign, all of it. And use it here at home. This includes what you are talking about above..

[StevieNix]

I agree.

[Miristheiss]

I would not send it to Botswana... that is for aure.

[Miristheiss]

ps - if I were the president... I'd cut the living sheeeeet out of the freaking budget.

[StevieNix]

That would be great.

[MangoBob]

If i were President no foreign country would get a damned dime, for ANYTHING.

[StevieNix]

India got a billion out of our American covid relief bill. 10% of the covid money went for what it was intended for.

[888theGreat]

It is what liberals do. Give money away that Americans could use and taxing them to do it.

Liberals and Democrats put America and Americans last, because they hate America.

[StevieNix]

I was at the DMV one time, and there was a guy from the UK. He showed me an app they have. Anyone can post any idea of a change they would like in government. If your idea gets 10,000 likes, the Parliament has to bring it to the table and vote on it. I'm sure that they wouldn't change things for the better, but it would be fun to embarrass them.

I bet I could get 500,000 people to agree with me on setting term limits in the house and senate.

If they then unanimously voted against term limits, we'd know the whole thing is a scam.

What ideas would you submit to the app?

[exitseven]

Sure, the country is already being driven intro the ground. Might as well finish the job.

[StevieNix]

When gas prices hit the record high, Joey blamed Vlad. Now that it's coming down, Joey doesn't give Vlad credit for that. Joey gives Joey credit for that. Strange how that works.

[NaultD]

That's 3,788,304.00 Botswanan Pula bribe not to 9/11 America all things considered. Do you understand 300k is pretty much dog shit money even for an average local business owner. let alone the richest County to ever to exist?

[StevieNix]

I don't understand your answer.

[NaultD]

$300,000 is is dog shit money even for the average business owner in America.

While 3,788,304.00 Botswanan Pula currency (or $300,000 in the USA dollars) IS A FUCK TON of money inside Botswanan that will easily bribe not to commit terrorism attacts on American soil. That will cost the USA more then $3,788,304,000 US dollars to retaliate. compared to just $300,000 to just to be nice.

[StevieNix]

OMG. LOL

[NaultD]

I'm being a little dramatic here but the scary part is it's not by much.

A single navy tomahawk missile costs $1.87M. We have 40,000 tomahawk missiles on stand by right now and they are dog shit compared to everything else we have in the military anymore after 30 years since created.

[maximumpower]

No.
Can think of MANY other more important uses for $300k.

[StevieNix]

Me too, and I'd be hard pressed to come up with something dumber to spend it on.

[Pudsmucker]

I would spend it to help Americans. Though $300, 000 is not much.

[StevieNix]

It's not a lot, but I bet you could come up with some ideas of how to use that money to help Americans. in need.

[Pudsmucker]

Here in Kansas City they build tiny houses for people to live in that are homeless. That would be a great way to assist those that are in need here.

[StevieNix]

I don't like that idea, because the money wouldn't go very far. In my city, I've seen homeless people in the winter in tents and even cardboard boxes. I like the idea of the Japanese pods. These weren't designed for the homeless, they were mostly designed for Japanese businessmen that had to be back in a few hours. Rather than spend two hours commuting back and forth that night... maybe just get a pod.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNhBiw9pgUo

[LimitedBenefits101]

Rather help America than some mental illness community

[StevieNix]

And that's in Africa.

[Yellovv]

I would spend that for jobless and homeless people first, because if people don't have any money they can do anything for money...

[StevieNix]

That's true.

[ArtemisSilver]

Why help anyone? That's enough to buy a perfectly good missile.

[CaptainSmartass]

I'd use the money here in the UK. Foreign aid would consist of a £500,000 discretionary loan once every 10 years.

Simples...

[CloudMassacre]

If I were the president, I would tax rich people and corporations more and tax Wallstreet Speculation more

[vald9inches]

You need to think bigger than that! If i was president i would burn all the money destroy capitalism and instate Communism/Resource Based Economy

[StevieNix]

Why didn't you just post your zodiac sign while you were at it?

[vald9inches]

If i was president i would burn all the money destroy capitalism and instate Communism/Resource Based Economy

[StevieNix]

And never answer a question directly?

[vald9inches]

Obviously i would more concerned with the people i was elected to represent but since this is corporate America we are talking about every single president and politician and government employee has been bought and corrupted and serve corporations rather than the people who elected them

[Sandeeppingping]

Name me one communist state that hasn't failed like Michael Jordan at baseball mate, what the hell even China and Russia who were 100% all for socialism now have specific type of capitalist system that is more beneficial to the government itself, The ussr fell china had it stayed communist wouldn't be what it is today, people from East Germany were jumping the wall into West Germany as if like they were mexicans, and syria and Cuba and Venezuela the only actual socialist states on earth and they're shitty ass countries so stop with that communist rhetoric, capitalism isn't all good but it's the best we got get over it, you're probably a lazy guy that likes rebellions while sitting on his couch all day, no wonder you don't enjoy meritocracies

[vald9inches]

@Sandeeppingping i mean why should i even debate with you when you won't even listen to reason and logic and actually evidence? Especially when you insult me in your first comment? Its pretty obvious you are just a mouth piece parroting what you have been told and you don't think for yourself...

[CaptainSmartass]

Go to Russia you commie jerk.

[Sandeeppingping]

@vald9inches None of what I said was what I "heard", it's all facts, undeniable, I gave concrete examples, no opinions, and I insulted you as an assumption since that it's the communist starter pack, lazy and whiny, of the entirety of what I said that's the only opinion I've seen out of personal experience that could be refuted, which is why I said probably, everything else happened, there are no ifs or maybes or I thinks, it's facts

[vald9inches]

Exactly! Thank you for proving my point. You are so brainwashed by capitalist propaganda you will not even be open to debate about anything regarding capitalism and you will not even consider any other alternative system other than capitalism. So stay living in your propaganda bubble