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With the spread of the coronavirus that has taken the globe by storm, I think it is safe to
say that now is a good time to step back and take a look at the things that we have taken for
granted in our everyday life. In this case, one could easily point out vaccines and the easy access
we have to them, food or even clean drinking water have been something that us Americans have
In many parts of the world, these things do not exist so easily. Many people do not know
when they will eat next, drink next or if they will recover from the illness that has taken over
their body. Though America does help tremendously in overseas aid, when compared to
America significantly lacks in providing funding to the foreign aid budget, and even now,
government officials work to reduce that number even more. It is critical to not only the world,
but to the U.S., that this does not happen. Helping these developing countries will not only make
the U.S. an international leader, but will also increase national security, create more U.S. jobs
Obviously, all the reasons listed above provide enough of an argument to preserve the
foreign aid budget, there is one bigger reason that tops them all: it is simply humanitarian.
Though there are many things happening in the world today, sometimes it is a good thing to step
Emily Coghill