[SergeiRachmaninov]

People are starving and this bunch is dancing amongst gallons of noodles and sauce for the fun of it.

And now that AmericanInTokyo has helped us regain our composures a bit, I'd like to mention a recurring item out of Asia that really does sicken me regarding frivolous waste while fellow citizens starve and use railroad tracks as toilets.

I have seen numerous reports of lavish Indian weddings that almost defy belief. We are talking here of affairs costing in excess of $100 million. One, that was reported on CNN some time back, had hired the Versailles Palace for the starry-eyed young couple. (I hadn't known that it was for hire.) Typically, these gay celebrations involve chartering of jumbo jets to bring friends and relatives from around the world.

[AmericanInTokyo]

That might be a more appropriate target, if one wants to indulge in that. Considering the abject, widespread poverty in India, for starte—that make an illegal alien flophouse in suburban Nashville look like a Brunei palace.

[Delacon]

Maybe India has to go through its Robber Baron stage. I certainly don’t think we should do anything about it.

[CarrotAndStick]

I have seen numerous reports of lavish Indian weddings that almost defy belief. We are talking here of affairs costing in excess of $100 million. One, that was reported on CNN some time back, had hired the Versailles Palace for the starry-eyed young couple. (I hadn't known that it was for hire.) Typically, these gay celebrations involve chartering of jumbo jets to bring friends and relatives from around the world.

So, from what I can undrstand, you hate the idea of someone spending their OWN money? What about the thousands of livelihoods that their spending supports?

"The best thing you can do for the poor is to not be one of them."