Is it the United States job to cut global poverty when we cannot pay our own debts?
nonalcoholic2007 asked:
Obama, Hagel, Cantwell, Smith Hail Committee Passage of the Global Poverty Act
Obama, Hagel, Cantwell, Smith Hail Committee Passage of the Global Poverty Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) today hailed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s passage of the Global Poverty Act (S.2433), which requires the President to develop and implement a comprehensive policy to cut extreme global poverty in half by 2015 through aid, trade, debt relief, and coordination with the international community, businesses and NGOs.
Midcan after you pay your share of the national debt you can donate any money you like to help your neighbor. PAY YOUR BILLS FIRST!
Aid, Trade and Debt Relief.
Two out of three are just give aways!
Timothy
Tags: Adam Smith, Chuck Hagel, National Debt
July 16th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Wesley
If we knew what was really going on we wouldn’t be so inquisitive about this. The truth I fear Is much worse than the illusion.
July 18th, 2009 at 12:58 am
Lonnie
Not job but moral and social responsibility. If your neighbor needed help and you can spare ten dollars why not. And if we have a better world chances are it will be a safer world.
July 19th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Melinda
Of course it is. As a rich and powerful country, we have a duty to assist other countries in any way possible. They aren’t talking about sending billions of dollars to these countries (*ahem* like we did to Iraq) but rather giving them our business, doing trade with them, donating services, etc. It is also important to keep in mind that much of the national debt is owed to the American people, because of things like bonds, not necessarily to other countries. I think if the government can shell out thousands of dollars for things like gold plated toilet seats in the white house, we can offer to help out struggling countries.
July 21st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Edith
We do pay our debts. The national debt number keeps going up, but not because we’re not paying anyone back. It goes up because we keep borrowing more. The reason that the United States’ economy is the strongest in the world, and sets the tone for the rest of the world, is because we borrow money from other nations, and then we pay it back. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t be able to borrow any either, but as you can see every day in the newspapers and on tv, we’re able to borrow from countries all over the world.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:01 am
Dora
We Need a New Deal & a Poverty Act of our own! Our Own Economic base needs to be strengthened First. Americans are going to bed Hungry and Homeless all over the Nation. This is what they call re-distribution of Wealth to The Politically Correct, while we are being over run by Illegal Aleins!
Most of The Homeless are Veterans that served the Nation for Freedom. The Infrastructure is collapsing, bridges falling down, pot hole riddled highways, No decent paying jobs and Most are being outsourced for Cheap Labor, Thanks to the Sell Out Phony Unions and Greedy Corporations. Other Americans are Loosing their homes Or cannot afford to Pay Rent and Utilities. They Should ALL Hang their heads in Shame!