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Mosque Makeovers With
Your Tax Dollars
November 12, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C -- A Channel 2 Action News investigation found that the
State Department is sending millions of dollars to save mosques
overseas. This investment has received criticism as the United States
makes an effort to slash nearly $4 trillion in government spending.
Plenty of outrage following the announcement made Thursday afternoon by
a government commission that suggested huge cuts to the budget,
including eliminating the interest education for home mortgage. This
juxtaposed with United States investing millions to refurbish mosques
as a good-will effort in Muslim countries has upset many taxpayer
groups.
The Channel 2 Action News investigation found a 1,300-year-old Egyptian
mosque that was almost flooded by contaminated sewer water that is one
of many ancient Cairo mosques and churches that were saved from
destruction by the U.S. taxpayers.
This is part of a $770 million program to rebuild Cairo’s sewer system,
paid for by the U.S. State Department’s USAID program.
“We are spending money we don’t have. This is all on a gigantic credit
card right now,” said Jared Thomas, a taxpayer advocate.
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