How Much USAID Money Actually Went To Helping People?

Back in the day when I worked for a huge company they matched donations to a few private aid companies, and I remember looking up how much of the donated money actually went to helping people in need. It was low. Very low. Really, anything below 70% seems low to me. I do not give those companies anymore. This, though, is insane

Rubio Despairs Just 12 Cents of Every Dollar from USAID Reached the Needy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck out at what he calls the U.S. “foreign aid industrial complex” during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, despairing at the inability of USAID to deliver funds where they are needed most.

Rubio directly targeted the organization, adding the time has come for root-and-branch change.

“At USAID, 12 cents of every dollar was reaching the recipient. That means that in order for us to get aid to somebody, we had to spend all this other money supporting this foreign aid industrial complex,” Rubio said.

“We’re going to find more efficient ways to deliver aid to people directly. It’s going to be directed by our regional bureaus. It’s going to sponsor programs that make a difference. And it’s going to be part of a holistic approach to our foreign policy.”

I thought the grift would be low, but, 12%? Look at what happens: government money is given to an NGO or group to Do Something. They take their cut, and farm the job out to one or more other entities. Who take their cut. And possibly farm it out again. And then they have their overhead and such, beyond taking their slush cut. And then maybe the warlords and politicians in the foreign countries take their cut. 12%

Imagine what the US could do with all that allocated money for USAID and pretty much every other agency if it was spent wisely, if it wasn’t treated as a slush fund.

Same thing. Entities taking their cut.

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