> > He's right, that isn't very generous, but at the same time, is an > > appeal for aid the right time to slap "many countries" for not being > > "very generous"? > > What better time is there?
Well, jeez, ya' got me there... Do I wish my government wold keep its promises? Of course I do. But wishing won't make it happen. I'd like to think that the administration i voted for would have done a better job had they been elected, but they weren't. I'd like the policies of the past to magically disappear and be replaced with fair and equitable rules that everybody can live by, I cast my votes accordingly. It's what I can do as an American. Some of us are trying. > > that .2% doesn't include food donations of which the US is the > > largest donor worldwide. > > Great, dump your surplusses on the market and ruin local farmers: > http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Poverty/FoodDumping.asp great reading so far, I'll comment further when I've had a chance to go over it. > > It also doesn't include private donations > > (individuals, non-profita and corporations)of which the US is > > responsible for ~$30 Billion per year in targeted foreign aid. > > Private donations do not offset government obligations. Where is it that I said it did? In fact I said that the governments should donate at a minimum what they committed to. > > Unless we grant your wish and close up shop... > > Like I said, if combined with dropping subsidies for local producers (mostly > farmers) and > dropping trade barriers, that would be the best long term solution. The > problem of course > being that governments tend to reduce aid decades before reducing trade > barriers. True enough. > > I agree, and we should, additionally, lead by example and donate to > > the causes we feel will do the most good. > > Why donate? Take your business there. Book a holiday to Thailand or Sri Lanka > :) I personally don't have any interest in vacationing in Thailand or Sri Lanka. If I did, I would. > > Okay, but I'll just have to go from the US government numbers, given > > that they are largely the only ones being reported. > > Google has a great site for news: http://news.google.com/ > Just skim the headlines, you don't even have to read the articles. Which is where I saw quite a few articles about Egeland's comments. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141156 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
