[quote]Shoebolt wrote:
Hack Wilson wrote:
How much is enough?
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Jan/14-198364.html
Certainly not a .gov website. I wouldn’t trust any, Iran, Iraq, Canada or US.[/quote]
Canda had a “peacemaking” policy? Canda is not relevant enough to make peace OR war. The thought of Canada HAVING any kind of policy is sort of amusing. Kind of like when a four year old tells you he’s going to be President of the Universe when he grows up.
[quote]Shoebolt wrote:
Hack Wilson wrote:
How much is enough?
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Jan/14-198364.html
Certainly not a .gov website. I wouldn’t trust any, Iran, Iraq, Canada or US.[/quote]
Yeah. Lump us in with Canada.
What numbers WOULD you trust? The numbers you imagine in your head or the numbers that the government paying the funds(i.e. the only credible source) report? If you just want to bash the U.S. just say so and go to it. We won’t interfere.
[quote]Hack Wilson wrote:
Shoebolt wrote:
Hack Wilson wrote:
How much is enough?
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Jan/14-198364.html
Certainly not a .gov website. I wouldn’t trust any, Iran, Iraq, Canada or US.
Canda had a “peacemaking” policy? Canda is not relevant enough to make peace OR war. The thought of Canada HAVING any kind of policy is sort of amusing. Kind of like when a four year old tells you he’s going to be President of the Universe when he grows up.[/quote]
Tell that to pat36, not me.
[quote]Hack Wilson wrote:
Shoebolt wrote:
Hack Wilson wrote:
How much is enough?
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Jan/14-198364.html
Certainly not a .gov website. I wouldn’t trust any, Iran, Iraq, Canada or US.
Yeah. Lump us in with Canada.
What numbers WOULD you trust? The numbers you imagine in your head or the numbers that the government paying the funds(i.e. the only credible source) report? If you just want to bash the U.S. just say so and go to it. We won’t interfere.[/quote]
From a source not dedicated to the preservation of the reputation or credibility of a government.
[quote]Shoebolt wrote:
Hack Wilson wrote:
Shoebolt wrote:
Hack Wilson wrote:
How much is enough?
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Jan/14-198364.html
Certainly not a .gov website. I wouldn’t trust any, Iran, Iraq, Canada or US.
Yeah. Lump us in with Canada.
What numbers WOULD you trust? The numbers you imagine in your head or the numbers that the government paying the funds(i.e. the only credible source) report? If you just want to bash the U.S. just say so and go to it. We won’t interfere.
From a source not dedicated to the preservation of the reputation or credibility of a government.[/quote]
Well, isn’t every source going to have to use the Government’s numbers? It’s the organization that actually paid out the money, right? Further, why should we believe Canada’s foriegn aid numbers? Maybe those are false. See? It gets a bit silly.
Anyways, is there any figures estimating PRIVATE charitable aid from various nations?
[quote]Shoebolt wrote:
Hack Wilson wrote:
Shoebolt wrote:
Hack Wilson wrote:
How much is enough?
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Jan/14-198364.html
Certainly not a .gov website. I wouldn’t trust any, Iran, Iraq, Canada or US.
Yeah. Lump us in with Canada.
What numbers WOULD you trust? The numbers you imagine in your head or the numbers that the government paying the funds(i.e. the only credible source) report? If you just want to bash the U.S. just say so and go to it. We won’t interfere.
From a source not dedicated to the preservation of the reputation or credibility of a government.[/quote]
I think Oliver Stone has some good stats. Castro helped him put them together, so they’re extra good!
[quote]Sloth wrote:
What isn’t workable about anti-wealth redistribution? Free individuals should be free from state coerced ‘charity’. The government should not be in the business of giving out the fruit of my labor to foriegn nations. Tax money doesn’t grow on trees. Real people labor to produce those revenues. In effect, the government is forcing me to labor, so they can 'donate’foriegn aid. If one likes foriegn aid, there’s plenty of private sector organizations to go through.
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But I don’t think most of the country would agree with you. The devil is in the details, but I think most of the nation supports publically-funded foreign aid.
[quote]jsbrook wrote:
I think we should’ve learned by now that we need to STOP doing that. It’s our weak area. It’s everyone’s weak area because like I said it shouldn’t be done. Except in countries that solicit aid and have their own comprehensive plan but lack the resources, funds, and power to pull it off. Otherwise, the required resources and devotion necessary is just astronomical and impossible. And I think Iraq was a false, drummed up perception. There are mcuh more significant direct threats to the U.S. and world at large. Though it may be a somewhat fair argument to say that we simply can’t handle Iran, China, and North Korea the way we can Iraq. And if we could, we should. Though I don’t believe that there was ever enough evidence that Iraq was such a threat that we should’ve gone in like we did. Not on a threat to nationale security rationale. Maybe to unseat a dictator. Maybe to try to instill democracy. But those were conveniently only emphasized after we were there and didn’t find what we were looking for and our original justification for going in.[/quote]
I agree with you 100 percent.
[quote]jsbrook wrote:
But I don’t think most of the country would agree with you. The devil is in the details, but I think most of the nation supports publically-funded foreign aid.[/quote]
And hopefully that will change. Hopefully, americans will realize how un-american it is to redistribute someone else’s wealth to a foriegn nation.
I find it odd that we have a sizeable deficit, rapidly bankrupting social programs, etc., and we’re still shipping tax payer money out. Hello?! shouldn’t the American Government fullfill fiscal obligations at home before it even considers exporting our tax dollars?
Is it responsible for the parents of an average family, who are in debt, to start funding charitable causes? Knowing that not only are they in debt, but they won’t be able to meet future fiscal obligations rapidly approaching? It would be extremely irresponsible.