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pampango

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10. "Keep money in America. Let us be Progressive!" - The Iowa GOP thinks that is a conservative idea.

Reply to coldbeer (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 05:55 AM

Sep 2012

11.8 We support the elimination of foreign aid.

http://www.iowagop.org/about#platform

They want to "keep the money in America", too. Obviously they would not do anything progressive with it here in the US but their attitude towards foreign aid is the same.

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and for american citizens underwater on their houses....too bad nt msongs Sep 2012 #1

too true coldbeer Sep 2012 #2

"Keep money in America. Let us be Progressive!" - The Iowa GOP thinks that is a conservative idea. pampango Sep 2012 #10

Unless they're scared of us MannyGoldstein Sep 2012 #3

Good point, but we are hardly alone or isolated on the planet bhikkhu Sep 2012 #4

A stable democracy? KareBear Sep 2012 #6

Perhaps 'giving' them a billion less in debt might get the Obama admin. a better chance to... Amonester Sep 2012 #8

I don't have an answer... KareBear Sep 2012 #11

I see it as a (costly) incentive to sort of 'keep listening to us' Amonester Sep 2012 #12

It used to be if you were a stable democracy Missycim Sep 2012 #14

Agreed KareBear Sep 2012 #19

We've been giving Egypt billions in aid for decades 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #13

...paying Mubarak to get along with Israel bhikkhu Sep 2012 #17

loan restructure required in both instances Lucretius Sep 2012 #5

The entire WORLD needs to hit the reset button. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #7

You have any clue Missycim Sep 2012 #15

Only amongst the 1% that feel they're owed. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #16

There are few (if any) alternative systems that would produce as much food at low costs bhikkhu Sep 2012 #18

Face it, the whole world in in debt. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #20

A pittance. Less than went missing during Bush's war on Iraq Coyotl Sep 2012 #9