“Foreign aid goes from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.”

—  Rand Paul

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/04/03/rand_paul_foreign_aid_goes_from_poor_people_in_rich_countries_to_rich_people_in_poor_countries.html, University of Kentucky, 3-27-2013. <br class="br">2010s

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