At 2:11 PM -0700 on 7/13/99, Rob Cozens wrote:
>It's quite possible the 60 Minutes episode I described is over 15 years
>old; so I don't guarantee 100% accuracy.
>
>It may have been a very small island or a small village on a larger island
>(Guam?). The US government felt there was a strategic need to bolster US
>presence/influence in the area, and eventually all adults in the village
>received monthly payments from, or passed down via, the US.
>
>The village had supported itself for centuries by fishing and trading.
Sounds sort of like capitalism (or was it true laissez-faire?).
>
>When 60 Minutes got there (less than 10? years later), not a sole in the
>village fished commercially (if at al). Everyone had purchased
>refrigerators & TVs and spent life watching the tube and waiting for next
>month's check.
>
>Here, fellow Americans, is your tax dollar at work...and the dark side of
>altruism.
Hmmm... which side are you on?
I wonder what happens when (yes, when) Amercia cuts off aid? Poverty,
starvation. There won't be any more checks comming!
