US Aid Freeze Linked to Refugee's Death at Thai Border

[TedG]

12 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

If it's not the USA, then it's Russia or China.

Or, is this an alternative you prefer?

You can write a check. 

[Kinnock]

So with all the dramatic cuts in US aid, the only serious impact so far was a chronically I'll, bedridden 71 year old?

[Lorry]

7 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

When a country that had achieved greatness choses as leader a brutal, dumb criminal...

... then that tells you something about that county. 

(Just as the posts in this thread tell you something about that country)

[Hawaiian]

45 minutes ago, Lorry said:

... then that tells you something about that county. 

(Just as the posts in this thread tell you something about that country)

If this is the kind of man that will start "that country"  back to road of fiscal sanity so be it.

Previous leaders of supposedly higher moral character have failed to fix the problem.

[Gknrd]

This piece sounds like the Democrats whining. I agree with the others, let the Thai government take care of their people. long overdue.

10-1 50% or more of the funds were being hijacked before they got to rural Thai's.

[radiochaser]

17 hours ago, harryviking said:

Remember to put all these deaths on Trumps shoulders. He is a moron and an ignorant fool and have no clue what i he is doing. I guess that Fascist Musk is whispering all kinds of evil stuff in Trumps ears. I really hope it all comes back to haunt them and bite the US where it hurts the most!!

How many people from South America and Central America died trying to get into the United States under lax (or no) retrictions under democrat leadership?  

Who were the morons during democrat presidential terms?

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, Artisi said:

Just another intelligent Trump initiative - absolutely no pre-thought or consideration regarding the outcome. 

America first.. no issues with that.

Let the mega rich Myanmar generals take care of their own

[amexpat]

20 hours ago, connda said:

gain - the US can't take care of the health of its own citizens first.

Correction:   the US WON'T take care of the health of its own citizens

[Hawaiian]

13 hours ago, Artisi said:

Not being a yank I can and do understand that the US doesn't have to support the rest of the world, but there is a humanity obligation to be a little intelligenge in not just turning off the aid instantly, giving a bit of warning and slowly tapering off the aid wouldn't hurt the US in anyway and would be a fair and reasonable solution to all concerned. 

Good to catch off guard those responsible for the wasteful spending and graft in USAID.  They are being caught in the act with little opportunity to cover their tracks.  Same tactic used in busting criminal organizations has usually been successful.

[thailand49]

List:

For start

50 Million for Condoms to Gaza!

[Walker88]

22 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

Ain't USA taxpayers problem anymore.

 

Such compassion!  It isn't as if you have made any money in your cold-hearted life and paid taxes.

 

The losers have taken over the US.

 

There were jihadi prisoners in Syria being guarded by people working for USAID. When those guards were let go, the jihadis left. Perhaps they will do a terror attack and slaughter someone you love? Karma, loser.

 

There are patients in Africa midway through treatments for diseases like cancer, under the care of USAID. Their treatments stopped.

 

Perhaps you'll suffer cancer and your love muffin PINO or President Musk will cut funding for your care. karma.

 

 

[Walker88]

18 hours ago, Yagoda said:

The life of the Socialist/Leftist is one of hate and misery. Imagine, living your life constantly obsessed with the "oppressor" and the "victims".  Cant even enjoy a cup of coffee, "what? Is that coffee free trade harvested by peasant cooperatives and roasted using solar power? No? You slimy Trumpette, take your jackboot off the necks of the peasants, how dare you exploit, shut it down..."

The life of the loser fascists is one of obesity and mediocrity, adding a sum total of zero value to existence.

 

I've heard of a loser who describes himself as gross and fat, old and chasing farmgirls so desperate they sell their bodies for a little dosh in Siem Reap and Thailand. That loser is a very typical fascist scum who worships the PINO, the kind of filth better left as a drip running down the legs of the beast that whelped him, rather than creating the zygote that developed into subhuman scum.

[Hawaiian]

10 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

Such compassion!  It isn't as if you have made any money in your cold-hearted life and paid taxes.

 

The losers have taken over the US.

 

There were jihadi prisoners in Syria being guarded by people working for USAID. When those guards were let go, the jihadis left. Perhaps they will do a terror attack and slaughter someone you love? Karma, loser.

 

There are patients in Africa midway through treatments for diseases like cancer, under the care of USAID. Their treatments stopped.

 

Perhaps you'll suffer cancer and your love muffin PINO or President Musk will cut funding for your care. karma.

 

 

Compassion starts at home.  America comes first.  Fix our crumbling infrastructure. House our homeless.  Cloth and feed our needy......etc.

Cloth and feed the needy. 

[Walker88]

There are people born in places for which they had zero responsibility, and who suffer because the place of their birth does not offer them much of a chance to escape their circumstances. One never knows that the person saved by USAID might provide enormous value to the human condition, if only given the chance to live and prosper.

 

On the other hand, there are people born in the easiest place and time in all of human history to succeed (post WWII USA), yet still found a way to fail and either become a burden to society or add so little value that the planet wouldn't miss them if they were never born. Many live off SSDI and live in Red States and support the PINO.

 

I guarantee I've paid more taxes than anybody on this site, save for one former member who decided to leave, and I would much rather my tax dollars go to someone in another country who just needs a lift to escape the circumstances of their birth and who has a chance to add value to the world, than to some lazy, obese, willfully ignorant American who couldn't even succeed in the easiest place to succeed ever in all of human history, and who thinks pardoning scum who beat law enforcement is a positive thing.

 

 

[Hawaiian]

13 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

There are people born in places for which they had zero responsibility, and who suffer because the place of their birth does not offer them much of a chance to escape their circumstances. One never knows that the person saved by USAID might provide enormous value to the human condition, if only given the chance to live and prosper.

 

On the other hand, there are people born in the easiest place and time in all of human history to succeed (post WWII USA), yet still found a way to fail and either become a burden to society or add so little value that the planet wouldn't miss them if they were never born. Many live off SSDI and live in Red States and support the PINO.

 

I guarantee I've paid more taxes than anybody on this site, save for one former member who decided to leave, and I would much rather my tax dollars go to someone in another country who just needs a lift to escape the circumstances of their birth and who has a chance to add value to the world, than to some lazy, obese, willfully ignorant American who couldn't even succeed in the easiest place to succeed ever in all of human history, and who thinks pardoning scum who beat law enforcement is a positive thing.

 

 

You have spoken about compassion, but you have failed to point to your arrogance.  Not everyone in America that is homeless or hungry is a deadbeat.  It's quite evident you know very little about the little man.

With all your wealth have you formed a charitable foundation to aid only those living outside of the U.S.?  You're no better than the man you so despise.  Hypocrisy comes to mind.

[Red Forever]

19 hours ago, Yagoda said:

The life of the Socialist/Leftist is one of hate and misery. Imagine, living your life constantly obsessed with the "oppressor" and the "victims".  Cant even enjoy a cup of coffee, "what? Is that coffee free trade harvested by peasant cooperatives and roasted using solar power? No? You slimy Trumpette, take your jackboot off the necks of the peasants, how dare you exploit, shut it down..."

You must feel so much safer now that those 1600 oh so peaceful far right, full of love, happy souls have been released into the community.

Your pathetic attempts to paint “Leftists “ as synonymous with “hatred” fail scrutiny as always but I’m sure eraser Jonny will be along to back you up soon.

Peace and love mate. 

[riclag]

9 hours ago, connda said:

Fyi - USAID has about nothing to do with actual foreign aid and everything to do with US foreign policy power projection in some of the most unsavory manners possible.  Essentially it's a well of dark money and unaccountablity.  Having it fall under the State Department and reassessing its mission to align with interests of the United States as a whole as an accountable, audited agency under the Department of State is probably where this eventually needs to go.  For those who wish money to go to good causes, find a charity which uses the 90% or more of their donations to fund the projects they sponsor. This nonsense about the US being the world's Sugar Daddy needs to end and American citizens need to come first.

Well said

[Walker88]

It's no wonder that a convicted felon, who was even found guilty of running a fake charity, would have such little concern for those who did not inherit half a billion dollars from daddy. I mean that guy actually took donations to his charity and used the money to buy a portrait of himself (as came out in his trial). He and his mutant spawn were banned from starting any charity for the rest of their miserable lives.

 

Oh, and in his 2016 campaign, he held a fund raiser ostensibly for "veterans", but then used the money in his Iowa primary campaign, and was fined by the Federal Election Commission. (I'm not sure if the women he just tried to fire from the FEC was one of the folks who caught his deceit in Iowa, but it would fit into his childish and vindictive nature.)

 

Selfish and self-centered, all while claiming to be "self-made" is the hallmark of the guy. It seems his cult shares the same lack of compassion.

[scottiejohn]

27 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

I guarantee I've paid more taxes than anybody on this site,

How?

A typical unprovable throwaway meaningless line!

Your modesty, or lack thereof, becomes you!

[HappyExpat57]

55 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

List:

For start

50 Million for Condoms to Gaza!

Which, of course, is Faux bullsh!t. Apparently DOGE-bag bro's can't read a spreadsheet.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/30/is-the-us-sending-50m-in-condoms-to-gaza-as-trump-claims

[TedG]

13 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

How?

A typical unprovable throwaway meaningless line!

Your modesty, or lack thereof, becomes you!

He should post his tax return. 

[scottiejohn]

10 minutes ago, TedG said:

He should post his tax return. 

In the waste paper bin as I don't believe him!

[Yagoda]

41 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

You must feel so much safer now that those 1600 oh so peaceful far right, full of love, happy souls have been released into the community.

Your pathetic attempts to paint “Leftists “ as synonymous with “hatred” fail scrutiny as always but I’m sure eraser Jonny will be along to back you up soon.

Peace and love mate. 

How many of those 1600 persecuted Americans deserved the treatment they got?

 

Your lot is not one for minimalist measures against the class enemy though

[Yagoda]

1 hour ago, Walker88 said:

The life of the loser fascists is one of obesity and mediocrity, adding a sum total of zero value to existence.

 

I've heard of a loser who describes himself as gross and fat, old and chasing farmgirls so desperate they sell their bodies for a little dosh in Siem Reap and Thailand. That loser is a very typical fascist scum who worships the PINO, the kind of filth better left as a drip running down the legs of the beast that whelped him, rather than creating the zygote that developed into subhuman scum.

Ive heard of a Neo Nazi that proudly waves his adherence to the cause in his avatar, and who is the vilest anti semite and anti american on this Forum, who's every post is a foul vomit of loathsome hate and rage about his betters, ie Americans, Jews, and Trump voters.

 

For those of you who dont know, the number 88 stands for Heil Hitler in the warped world of the National Socialists.

 

Notice the word "subhuman"? Typical of the National Socialist rhetoric.

 

NB: In a Forum specializing in Travel to thailand, iwherein many members are married to Thai "Farmgirls", your attempted insult falls flat.

 

NB: You evidently arent in Thailand, there is no "little dosh" for farmgirls anymore. 

 

NB: The word dosh outs you too.

[scottiejohn]

21 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

How many of those 1600 persecuted Americans deserved the treatment they got?

 

Your lot is not one for minimalist measures against the class enemy though

All of them as they were found guilty of crimes!

Who/where is a "class enemy" Primary School? 

[Yagoda]

22 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

All of them as they were found guilty of crimes!

Who/where is a "class enemy" Primary School? 

It shows how low the intellectual achievements of the west have sunk where you got a supposed adult not knowing what a class enemy is. 

 

Wow

[tjintx]

23 hours ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

That statement definitely reflects a narrow and short-sighted view of the world. It ignores the interconnections of the global community and the long-term benefits of providing aid.

 

Such attitudes can come back to bite the US in the long run - China is laughing at you. For example, the lack of health care infrastructure in some developing countries can lead to the spread of infectious diseases, which can then travel across borders and affect Americans as well. Similarly, political instability in other countries can create economic and security problems for the US.

 

 

The interconnections of the world.     The US gives and tin-pot dictators and corrupt governments around the world take.   

[spidermike007]

14 hours ago, thailand49 said:

Maybe you missed some history this US created agency by JFK in the past through normal channels refuse to answer to Congress as to accountability of funds. The agency in fact felt they weren't even being funded their boss US Government that nose thumbing is well known.

You speak humanity, fairness giving a bit of warning, if China, Russia did this no one would be saying a thing just like no one is holding China for COVID except U.S.

The only blame for any and all resulting in the stoppage of aid until review lays squarely on those who were running the agency!

 

China does absolutely nothing beneficial for the world community. Zero. Same applies to Russia. 

[spidermike007]

14 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

No doubt you belong to the "Loves spending other peoples' money" gang.

As a devoted follower you will not object when he gives his rich friends and their corporations trillions of dollars in tax breaks, but you find it offensive to give half a billion to the poorest of the poor. 

[jvs]

9 hours ago, Kinnock said:

So with all the dramatic cuts in US aid, the only serious impact so far was a chronically I'll, bedridden 71 year old?

No not really,there will be a lot more!

I was talking to a former UN worker yesterday about this. Many of the workers have already been laid off.(Thailand)

Which in itself is a disaster,imagine the ripple effect.