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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know some people aren't going to like hearing this but USAID wasn't just feeding poor kids in Africa. That was only a tiny percentage of USAID work and actually still goes on under State.

Most of USAID was pet projects and donor causes f9r liberals and an entire NGO industry grew up around it, often started by former USAIDers. And when something like that happens, you find a lot of cronyism. It's sort of comparable to big city government machines finding plum jobs and sinecures for their supporters. And it went unchecked and unregulated, so admin salaries at the NGOs exploded. Some founders became quite rich acting as contractors. And while some good projects happened, a lot of it was dubious and just another way to slosh billions around consultants and contractors with people feeding from the trough both in DC and on the ground overseas and the % that actually ended up being used for genuinely good outcomes is much smaller than most people realize. And USAID was definitely used to indirectly send money undercover to entities overseas.

USAID did become a liberal sinecure entity, using taxpayer dollars to effectively reward liberal supporters and connections. It's why the Trump administration moved so fast to shut it down. And it's also why no one is missing USAID. Only maybe 1% genuinely ended up helping villagers in developing countries.

I'm sorry for the people in the article but the whole industry was rampant with cronyism and out of touch. [/quote]

If you are going to talk smack. Bring receipts:

The above nonprofit she worked for was CNFA.  She wasn’t anywhere near the highest paid.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521447902/202511399349301581/full

CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture) demonstrates strong financial efficiency, directing approximately 82% of its $70M budget toward program services and direct aid. With an overhead ratio of roughly 18% (14.4% management and 3.2% fundraising), the organization maintains a healthy balance between mission delivery and administrative stability. CNFA holds a Gold or Platinum Seal of Transparency on Candid and a three-star rating from Charity Navigator, making it a highly transparent and efficient choice for donors focused on global food security.

The money is spent on boots-on-the-ground technical training, equipment grants for small businesses, and infrastructure (like warehouses and irrigation) across approximately 16 countries in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe.

The USAID budget is public, please list how it was spent on “libs” pet projects. [/quote]

These financials show a “non-profit” where the compensation packages for the president ($675k) and next 6 highest paid employees total $2.85 million/year. (Avg $407k)

This is for a “non-profit” with only 100 employees. These aren’t lawyers, or doctors… these are the “executives” of a 100 person “non-profit.”

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With $70M budget. And programs around the globe. [/quote]

:roll:

If you think a $70million budget and “programs” in several countries is impressive you haven’t done much.

That is a comically tiny budget/program to be managed by a team of highly paid executives with fancy titles.

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+1. Paying the president $675k for overseeing a $70 million budget is insane. [/quote]

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