Speaking of bailing out Argentina

Ignore the lips. The message is important.

Well Trump did say “America First”. Just not this America. :person_shrugging:

I wonder why trump didn’t insist upon them dismantling their commie heath care system.

Funny enough, it is estimated that extending ACA subsidies for a year would cost about $38B, or less than what was sent to Argentina.

Extending the enhanced subsidies would cost about $350 billion over a decade including about $38 billion next year, the center-right American Action Forum found.

Though others estimate closer to $30B or $50B, it’s still in that range.

Apparently others are making this point.

https://meidasnews.com/news/republicans-vote-no-on-using-argentina-bailout-money-for-aca-subsidies

And isn’t USAID far less?

Orange Asshole.

It varies, but it’s usually between $40-50B.

It had a budget of just over $30B this year before being cut, but as you can see that was low.

But there was no way for trumpenfuhrer to take a commission or receive a bribe on $40B going to US healthcare. OTOH, on $40B going to Argentina? Slam dunk.

I pointed out elsewhere that the same scam group responsible for the Melania meme coin also did one for Argentina. This one.

I would not be shocked if this is part of those shenanigans, maybe some embezzlement or laundering of some kind.

The Melania coin launched just a couple days after Trump’s coin. And Milei, who runs Argentina, has been a Trump supporter. They are clearly in some kind of shady financial deal.

I guess money-grubbing, when they have more than they could ever spend, is more fun/ rewarding than anything all that money could do for them.

Das righ! This isn’t just about money. It’s about leverage, which is better than money!