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One definition of “rich” is how much work you can get done with the money you have. Maybe Americans are not really rich given that it takes $100B+ to build a train line? Maybe a dollar is not really worth much given that it take so much of it to do anything valuable?

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This is a very valid point.

You can see this at play with the support of the Ukraine. Billions are being tossed around but how much 'punch' does that dollar have when it reaches the frontline? Does it even get there at all? Is 10B in American aid even close to 10B in Estonian aid?

Zero provenance of where each aid dollar goes. Does it reach the frontline, who's pocket does it go into? And why can't we track this information (at a high level)?

It's being tracked and there's been government reports checking if the money is being siphoned to corruption and so far not much has been found (except the usual low percentage of defrauding but that happens with anything).

You and I don't have access to it, it's just expected since it's sensitive information during wartime.

Bullshit.

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