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Where Did Millions in Tax Dollars to Russia and China Really Go? Ernst Gives Us an Idea.
Spencer Brown | May 31, 2023 2:05 PMIt's no secret that hardworking American taxpayers often watch as the fruits of their labor are co-opted by the government and used to fund projects, agencies, or priorities that don't align with their own. It's frustrating, but taxes are notoriously the one certain thing other than death.
Some federal government uses of tax dollars are more inexplicable and infuriating than others, especially those that see revenues leave America's shores while taxpayers see their fellow citizens — sometimes even their own families — struggling to build a good life at home.
Well, prepare to be even more infuriated at bloated government and its use of tax revenues thanks to new analysis of tax dollars that ended up in Russia and China over the past five years released by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Wednesday afternoon.
According to this new review of federal spending in Russia and China, more than $490 million worth of taxpayer-funded grants and contracts were awarded to entities in China while even more — $870 million — went to Russian entities. That's just the $1.3 billion-plus tax dollars that could be tracked to Russia and China, as Ernst notes, because federal agencies aren't currently required to follow tax dollars to their ultimate destination and report that information.
More here: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/05/31/joni-ernst-tax-dollars-russia-china-n2623866
It goes to these countries because we're being sold out.