Money is substitutable. It’s laughable when politicians earmark funds for only a specific purpose or only provide supplies and equipment.
If those are things that the recipient would otherwise spend money to buy, then you’re supporting whatever other things they end up spending the money to buy.
No. Military in-kind assistance only since 2007. Before that, substantial financial assistance from 1971 to 2007.
Money is substitutable. It’s laughable when politicians earmark funds for only a specific purpose or only provide supplies and equipment.
If those are things that the recipient would otherwise spend money to buy, then you’re supporting whatever other things they end up spending the money to buy.