Hey. I'd actually take a different angle. I think that many of us in the U.S. know very well what we have. I think that the problem is that no one wants to give it up. In order to fully support those who truly need it, we would have to devote .07 percent of our budget toward it. Now, I think that many socially aware people would say that this is a necessary step to closing the gap, but how many people do you know that would like to pay higher taxes or cut money from federal programs for this? I would assert that almost no one that I know would be willing to do that. And that belief isn't even cynicism; I completely think that it's reality. I do agree, though, that people in our country do not really understand the complexities of conflicts and dilemmas in other nations. Let's not forget how easily people linked Osama Bin Laden to Saddam Hussein. Those are just my two cents. Haha, I always feel weird commenting since I don't have a livejournal, but I just had an opinion to offer. Okay, talk to you later. -Kiki
We don't really even need to send aid to other countries. If you look at Europe before its great modernization, poverty rates and mortality were just as high as any other third world nation. What was the main element that allowed Europe to get out of its slump and become a dominating group of world powers (without this so-called aid that we believe is needed today
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