After several decades and billions of dollars poured into Africa, why is the situation there worse than ever? Why do we simply keep throwing money at them? Why don't we send supplies and workers instead of handing money over to war lords?
We do send supplies and aid workers don't we? But yeah, throwing money that will be interjected by assholes isn't helping.
this seems to be the US govt's answer to a lot of problems.. just throw money at it and hope it fixes itself
Well because foreign aid basically IS giving money to warlords. Now when we send aid and supplies, usually they get attacked then it spirals into a U.N attempted occupation. But the U.N can't occupy a nation because they're so full of fail. To put it simple. Any intervention over there and anywhere else fails, it does more harm then good and keeps places like Africa from moving forward.
Well, while western countries are "aiding" countries of Africa by giving them money, they're at the same time grabbing them by their balls because of their endless debts. We won't bother trying to fix the situation over there unless it's going to return some profit, and maybe they don't feel it will at the moment.
Enjoy your AIDS/ebola/Malaria/and diarrheal diseases. We should be putting all that money to fix America, it's ridiculous. Help home first.
For being a country based on the free market, we act like blundering morons when it comes to foreign aid. Lets give these people tons and tons of food, so that their farmers won't be able to sell their crop for profit because people are getting it for free. Farmers stop farming because they don't need to and the problem is even worse now. We should just leave shit alone.
"Fuck people in need, AMERICANS need that money. It are wrongs to help starving peoples when America is not a utopia..." Was basically what that post meant. Which makes it derp.
Why look to help those in Africa when all you have to do is visit your nearest major city and you can find plenty of people who are in need of food. Does Africa send money to our ghetto`s? Now i dont have any problem with someone who sends money to africa, i just wish they would consider americans first. Or send 100 bucks both ways! Think Global, act local.
UHHHHHH THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE BIG GOVERNMENT. DUUUUUUUH. Cmon man where are your economic common senses?
What about the celebrities that pour money into foreign countries? I hope it isn't for their tax shelters because that shit money isn't being used in the USA.
Cmon now. How many celebs do you think ACTUALLY give money to Africa on a consistant basis OTHER THAN telethons n shit like that?
Africa doesn't have anything to help you with. As a whole the country is much better of than Africa, it's our responsibility to at least try to help them. So long as you know it's derp, no.
You mean their organizations that they set up and run? Also, for the serpent guy. Ay do you have a problem with me saying that the aid.monies should stay in America?