 | Obama's Global Poverty Act| Politics Discuss Obama's Global Poverty Act in the Current forums; I hope these numbers are accurate but fro what I can glean the top recievers of US aid are Israel ,... |
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03-23-2008, 05:00 PM
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We up here have Iraq, Ghana , Haiti
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Originally Posted by pbfoot  I hope these numbers are accurate but fro what I can glean the top recievers of US aid are Israel ,Iraq, Palestine and Egypt
We up here have Iraq, Ghana , Haiti | I remember Turkey being up there as a top recipient of US foreign aid going back over the years. I would imagine they still are one.
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Originally Posted by pbfoot I hope these numbers are accurate but fro what I can glean the top recievers of US aid are Israel ,Iraq, Palestine and Egypt
We up here have Iraq, Ghana , Haiti | Israel ins't even in the top 5 these days...
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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ Israel ins't even in the top 5 these days... | dropped to ninth but I was surprised about the money going to Russia
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03-23-2008, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by pbfoot dropped to ninth but I was surprised about the money going to Russia | So was I - and CHINA!!!!
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Originally Posted by pbfoot you are correct but then we must look at who props up these corrupt governments and take action against them . | You are exactly right about that. Quote:
Originally Posted by syscom3 Billions of dollars have been spent on some countries and they have nothing to show for it.
No aid to a country untill they are serious about reforming themselves. | Also a very good point. I also don't think this idea that we can ignore a country's {like China} policies on trade, copyright, human rights, environment etc and continue to do business with them in the hope that they will reform "sometime in the future". That just B***S***
Send a message too these countries, shape up your government policy or else no aid, no trade....
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Originally Posted by mkloby FBJ - I noticed that the link you posted seems to not include military aid... or am I slow? | No - it seems this is just "aid." No military aid or assistance. Pretty scary!
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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ No - it seems this is just "aid." No military aid or assistance. Pretty scary! | I did some other digging and Turkey has received about 1.3 billion in military aid between 94 and 2004 alone... I think if military aid was factored in it might shift the list some.
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Country: | You will never stop refugees, these countries breed like mice, how much money has the west poured into Africa for one? who many refugees could the west open it's doors fully to?
Our own people are living of income far below poverty, and we send $$ too other countries! as a Disabled person living on $750.00 a month it's F*****g Bull**** We just took in 10,000 Somali's they get a paid for flat, $1.500 a month free school for 5 years then they are evaluated and a choice for income assistance is decided.
Ship them all too some Island and let them find a way too live.
Sorry all I'm just tired of the BS with giving to 3rd world cesspools. 
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Rich countries cannot be so prosperous without exploiting others. There must always be a proveder and an exploiter.
We could share our wealth and give it to poorer regions. This would make us poor as well.
we must decide wether we want a world of relitively poor people or a world of some richer people and lots of very poor people. Lefties would have us give away our hardly won liberties and prosparity for the sake of everybody bieng equally poor. This is communism.
The sad fact is we must have a ladder, some at the top, some at the bottom. What lefties (I wont call them liberals because i consider myself a liberal and i hate how the word has been corrupted. but i will talk about that another time) don't understand is that everyone CANT be on top of the ladder. It is economically impossible. There will always be rich and poor, there will always be exploiters and exploited, unless we submit to a system of government witch suspends all all of our economic liberties. and as christian bale said in the much underrated film equilibrium, "its a price i glady pay" | |
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Originally Posted by JimmywiT The third world must exist to support the first.
Rich countries cannot be so prosperous without exploiting others. There must always be a proveder and an exploiter.
We could share our wealth and give it to poorer regions. This would make us poor as well.
we must decide wether we want a world of relitively poor people or a world of some richer people and lots of very poor people. Lefties would have us give away our hardly won liberties and prosparity for the sake of everybody bieng equally poor. This is communism.
The sad fact is we must have a ladder, some at the top, some at the bottom. What lefties (I wont call them liberals because i consider myself a liberal and i hate how the word has been corrupted. but i will talk about that another time) don't understand is that everyone CANT be on top of the ladder. It is economically impossible. There will always be rich and poor, there will always be exploiters and exploited, unless we submit to a system of government witch suspends all all of our economic liberties. and as christian bale said in the much underrated film equilibrium, "its a price i glady pay" | While you bring up good points the fact here (and the subject of this thread) is a proposal for a law was set forth by a man running for US President that would mandate a certain amount of my tax dollars to be shipped overseas - that's bullsh!t. We could plead the needs of the third world but the fact of the matter is there are many needy in the US that should receive a helping hand FIRST before my government wants to help someone in the third world.
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