In a recent letter to the editor, the author discusses the consequences of president Trump ending USAID, the agency he says is responsible for global health programs, food security, disaster relief, and basic humanitarian support. While these programs are certainly noble, we as a country with an annual $1 trillion plus budget deficit are not in a fiscal position to support programs outside the United States that don’t affect everyday Americans.

$1 trillion a year deficits equals $2,857 on every Americans government” credit card”, which will not be paid by us, but by our children and grandchildren. None of us would individually borrow money to send to people that we don’t know and have our children and grandchildren pay the bill.

Much better to as private citizens use the hundreds of humanitarian organizations to achieve the USAID worthy stated goals.

TED CRAIG

Williamsport

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