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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Umm ✹🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Since you don’t want to be called Nazis…
Date: 10/05/25 6:51 PM
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"Elon Musk, has previously claimed that the USAID agency is "a criminal organization" and Trump had agreed to "shut it down"."

Yes, Elon Musk has a long resume of saying incredibly stupid things that are untrue. He plays to the ignorant.

"How does the government keep track of where our US taxpayers monies are actually going to help people worldwide and how much is being pocketed by crooks. Under these circumstances it seems impossible to me to know where the money is going and how much is being skimmed off the top." - LOLMom

In logic classes, you are making what is called an argument of ignorance.

You do not understand how something works therefore it must be impossible.

BTW, one of the things the MAGA dumbasses fail to realize is that USAID contributed to the security of the U.S. in multiple ways. Not only did it do so by helping cool global hotspots with aid, but it also contributed to U.S. food security by ensuring that U.S. farmers would always produce more food than the market demanded.
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