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The allocation of US AID funds
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/05/the-allocation-of-us-aid-funds.html
According to Marco Rubio only 12 cents of every dollar spent from USAID went to recipients, the other 88 cents went to NGOs who pocketed the money.
I tried to fact check that with o3:
However you draw the line, before 2017 well over half—and usually more like 75-90 percent—of USAID money…
This story appeared on marginalrevolution.com, 2025-05-22 16:19:05.