Global Poverty Act

[takenflight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEP2GOh7hAU&feature=related

tHE STATISTICS ON THIS BILL ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARY...


AS IF WE HAVE THE MONEY TO BE GIVING AWAY TO TOHER COUNTRIES NOW!!

THIS GUY IS A LOON

[open mind]

lay off the meth.

[Machu505]

We've plenty of money to give to other countries. Foreign aid is like 1% of our budget.

[<*)))><]

1% why so high?

[Sunken In]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEP2GOh7hAU&feature=related

tHE STATISTICS ON THIS BILL ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARY...


AS IF WE HAVE THE MONEY TO BE GIVING AWAY TO TOHER COUNTRIES NOW!!

THIS GUY IS A LOON


I couldn't watch that, but the american government could spend just a smidge less on military and have some more money to go around.

[Machu505]

1% why so high? I have no clue if it's exactly one percent. It's just my estimate.

I couldn't watch that, but the american government could spend just a smidge less on military and have some more money to go around.
This essentially. The OP seems to have a huge problem with feeding starving children but none with buying weapons of war.

[Sunken In]

This essentially. The OP seems to have a huge problem with feeding starving children but none with buying weapons of war.


Yea, when you are spending almost as much as all the other militaries in the world combined..

[Jgoddard]

communist nazi.

lol

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I have no clue if it's exactly one percent. It's just my estimate.


This essentially. The OP seems to have a huge problem with feeding starving children but none with buying weapons of war.

It does matter how much we spend because I don't think we should focus on other nations till we perfect our own

[x togepi x]

It does matter how much we spend because I don't think we should focus on other nations till we perfect our own

the military budget is so insanely high that we could do both and probably still have the most heavily funded military

[open mind]

It does matter how much we spend because I don't think we should focus on other nations till we perfect our own

one could argue that a perfect country is an impossibility without a sense of generosity.

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one could argue that a perfect country is an impossibility without a sense of generosity.
Then let's share with our self instead of with other nations.

[open mind]

Then let's share with our self instead of with other nations.

that's not really a great example of generosity. :shrug:

[samsara]

If we waited until we were perfect then we would never give to other countries.

[<*)))><]

If we waited until we were perfect then we would never give to other countries.

Kind of the point. Why feed your neighbor when your kids are hungry?

[open mind]

Kind of the point. Why feed your neighbor when your kids are hungry?

we should never help other countries?

[samsara]

Kind of the point. Why feed your neighbor when your kids are hungry?

Not my point...

[<*)))><]

we should never help other countries?
Well we can if everyone here is driving Bentley's. That is just my opinion

[open mind]

Well we can if everyone here is driving Bentley's. That is just my opinion

when did you become a socialist?

[JordanBuell]

Well we can if everyone here is driving Bentley's. That is just my opinion

i hope your trolling.

[<*)))><]

when did you become a socialist?
When Obama used his magic on me.

[zion the lion]

Well, as long as this isnt taking away from the funding thats supposed to go to space shit...I guess I'm fine. Let the little hungry babies with engorged bellies have something other than mud cookies and brown water for once.

[deFobbed14yrs]

Not my point...

i enjoy your avatar

[ace1112]

Well we can if everyone here is driving Bentley's. That is just my opinion

but i'm not driving a bentley so what's your point

[Sunken In]

How about a smaller Imperialistic/military footprint on the world = less money spent on the military.

= more money for other things


???

[Machu505]

How about a smaller Imperialistic/military footprint on the world = less money spent on the military.

= more money for other things


???
We could go without a base in Germany. Europe seems pretty chill nowadays.

[J.C.]

I'd like to see a Global Nobody Waste Their Time Responding To Fishbones Act.

[caveBEAR]

I'd like to see a Global Nobody Waste Their Time Responding To Fishbones Act.

Do you do that :rolleyes: + 'ugh' routine when you see he was the last post in a thread as well?

[Sunken In]

We could go without a base in Germany. Europe seems pretty chill nowadays.


Nobodies gonna close any bases, because they all have some justification to exist.

Germany?? Stepping stone into Russia, the Balkans, staging point into Middle East.

I know I will likely attract the wrath of americans since I am after all, just a lowly Canadian, but your military is going to suck your country dry.

[caveBEAR]

Nobodies gonna close any bases, because they all have some justification to exist.

Germany?? Stepping stone into Russia, the Balkans, staging point into Middle East.

I know I will likely attract the wrath of americans since I am after all, just a lowly Canadian, but your military is going to suck your country dry.

You'll probably just incur the wrath of members who think you sound way too melodramatic and full of yourself in this post.

[Sunken In]

You'll probably just incur the wrath of members who think you sound way too melodramatic and full of yourself in this post.



Yes, well then so be it. I have strong opinions about this subject so if that makes me full of myself then I can live with that.

[caveBEAR]

Yes, well then so be it. I have strong opinions about this subject so if that makes me full of myself then I can live with that.

You'll find it quite difficult to locate a regular who is going to argue with you that America needs to funnel more money into it's military. You're trying to give the vibe that you're on a high horse, but you're sitting in the same sea-level corral as the rest of us.

[Sunken In]

You'll find it quite difficult to locate a regular who is going to argue with you that America needs to funnel more money into it's military. You're trying to give the vibe that you're on a high horse, but you're sitting in the same sea-level corral as the rest of us.


I was not saying this.. I apologize if I came across that way.

[takenflight]

we should never help other countries?

Not when we are in debt and have the domestic problems that need the funds.

Enabling other countires with our money is not teaching them how to properly fend for themselves either. We have been way too overgnerous with that.

Yes we need to cut costs in other areas, but since we have not done that and we continue to spend, spend , spend & plunge our deeper & deeper into debt, we have NO BUSINESS giving money away that we will most likely NEVER SEE BACK.

It's common sesne.

Americans who are just below the level of receiving poverty aid don't get the aid partially due to the foreign aid spending & thats just wrong.

We don't enforce our borders & allow illegals to come in & take jobs away from Americans, thats wrong. We should be fining companioes who hire these people, not helping the illegals file greivances for higher pay.

Our priorities in this country are plain fucked up. The American people no longer matter to the government.

[open mind]

When Obama used his magic on me.
great answer.

Not when we are in debt and have the domestic problems that need the funds.

Enabling other countires with our money is not teaching them how to properly fend for themselves either. We have been way too overgnerous with that.

Yes we need to cut costs in other areas, but since we have not done that and we continue to spend, spend , spend & plunge our deeper & deeper into debt, we have NO BUSINESS giving money away that we will most likely NEVER SEE BACK.

It's common sesne.

Americans who are just below the level of receiving poverty aid don't get the aid partially due to the foreign aid spending & thats just wrong.

We don't enforce our borders & allow illegals to come in & take jobs away from Americans, thats wrong. We should be fining companioes who hire these people, not helping the illegals file greivances for higher pay.

Our priorities in this country are plain fucked up. The American people no longer matter to the government.

we've been in debt for most of our existence. why is debt never a problem when the right is in power?

although it's not always effective, money spent on vital infrastructure and education does set up the ability for others to fend for themselves.

if aid is successful in aiding the transformation of a given economy we'll be helping to create valuable trade partnerships if nothing else.

foreign aid is such a small part of the budget it's silly to point to it as much of a factor in limiting welfare.

this topic has nothing to do with immigration.

i agree about poor priorities, but my view of the government isn't nearly as pessimistic as yours.