Economic Issues - Foreign aid

[The Duke]

No.  We need to send military aid to countries like Israel.  Foreign aid can also be a useful tool in negotiations with other countries (it helped get the accord between Israel and Egypt).

[The Duke]

I love how all the "liberals" oppose foreign aid, saying we can't afford it.  We spend only $15 billion in aid a year.  We spend $450 billion on Social Security and if anyone proposed cutting that, you would all scream like banshees.

[The Duke]

I love how all the "liberals" oppose foreign aid, saying we can't afford it.  We spend only $15 billion in aid a year.  We spend $450 billion on Social Security and if anyone proposed cutting that, you would all scream like banshees.

Come on. What does defense cost? Etc. Maybe they WANT social security?

So liberals don't want foreign aid then?  Why don't they just say that?  Why the facade of practicality?  I laways thought liberals were into foreign aid/peace corps, type stuff.