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Asking what share of USAID money went directly to recipients is a category error, because none of it did and none of it was meant to.

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SubjectsgovernmentAmerica
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government What states are for and what they are worse at than markets and networks: legitimacy, moral hazard, and who may be entrusted with power.

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  1. Scott Alexander Essayist; writes Astral Codex Ten
    USAID is not, itself, a charity. It is an organization that funds other charities.

    ↗Contra MR On Charity Regrantsastralcodexten.com

    22 May 2025

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