On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:04:54 -0500, Auric Hellman
<[email protected]> wrote:

The solution is not reinstatement of foreign aid, but rather education
to Westerners on how to avoid scams.

"Many of the victims targeted by scammers in these compounds are in
Australia and the US.

Australians lost $2.7 billion to scams in 2023 according to the
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Figures for 2024 are
not yet available. "
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1 in 4 Americans lost money to a scam last year - here are the top
schemes

Americans lost $10 billion to scams in 2023, according to the Federal
Trade Commission - which shared the most-reported schemes with the
agency.

https://www.fox29.com/news/top-scams-2023-ftc-imposters-investments-social-media

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On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:04:54 -0500, Auric Hellman
<[email protected]> wrote:

The solution is not reinstatement of foreign aid, but rather education
to Westerners on how to avoid scams. The latter is more cost effective
and sticks to President Trump's "America First" mantra. He's not always >wrong.

Well, who is going to pay for this program, and how will it be
implemented?

Musk/Trump only want lower taxes on corporations...

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On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:04:54 -0500, Auric Hellman
<[email protected]> wrote:

The solution is not reinstatement of foreign aid, but rather education
to Westerners on how to avoid scams. The latter is more cost effective
and sticks to President Trump's "America First" mantra. He's not always >wrong.

Guess who wants more scams?

"Just over two years ago Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion --
$1.7 billion in penalties and $2 billion in damages -- to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
...
...
Overall, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who conceived of CFPB,
the bureau "has returned over $21 billion to families cheated by Wall
Street."
...
But now the agency that won those settlements has been effectively
abolished.

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/springtime-for-scammers

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On 2025-02-11, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

Trafficking and crime will rise after US foreign aid freeze, experts
say

yeah, who gives a shit. Any country that was dependent on foreign aid
for its safety/lifestyle needs to get its shit together.

Those countries can pay for their own safety measures, I really don't
give a crap.

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