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Lots to learn in today's show. Some of the countries we give BILLIONS to - I had never even heard of!

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Let me get this straight, the US government BORROWS money from China or Japan or Whoever, to GIVE it to other countries. And the American people are OK with this???

Lots to learn in today's show. Some of the countries we give BILLIONS to - I had never even heard of!