@nowthisimpact: Hate to break it to you, but due to globalization, we are all connected. Even if you don’t believe that the U.S., as a superpower, has a responsibility to provide foreign aid, remember that these programs do help the U.S. as well. HIV/AIDS relief clinics abroad help contain the virus, same with hospitals to fight malaria, measles, and cholera. Protecting the Amazon rainforest means that we all have something that actually fights climate change. Countering Russian influence by showing support for programming keeps US interests abroad. Stopping coca production means less cocaine flowing through borders.