We could throw our entire Treasury and Gross National Product into the various corrupt, tyrannical regime in the world and it would do nothing but perpetuate the misery while despots enjoy lifestyles that would embarrass Caligula.
How can poverty be addressed without dealing with the cause? How do you think America became so wealthy? Because we're better at exploitation as the Left likes to suggest? If that were the case, the former Spanish colonies would be rolling in wealth. They are economic basket cases because their governments are highly centralized, have tentacles in all aspects of society and are rotten with corruption.
It is no coincidence that the Industrial Revolution were contemporary with the American Revolution. Once it became possible to attain economic success through invention, hard work, creativity, etc. instead of by birth or political intrigue, the bar of what was possible was raised exponentially. An essential part of the American dream is that anyone can attain and create wealth.
American society declined on all levels under #Obamanation because we embraced collectivism and reverted to group identity over equality under the law. Yes indeed poverty abroad is a threat to us all. Throwing money at it to make ourselves feel better is not the solution; freedom is.
But the Left is squeamish about 'interfering' with other governments -- unless they are friendly to the United States. If they are hostile, we are supposed to buy their love. All we get in return is contempt and bloodshed.
Yes, by all means, let’s keep squandering “our” money on people who, even after generations of handouts, can’t seem to hold a job or contribute anything positive to society. That doesn’t seem at all like a bottomless pit ...
“”Let’s Keep Investing in the World’s Poor””
Right Bill Gates. I think Bill Gates really meant to say “Let’s Keep Investing in the World’s Rich.”
This State Department hands out foreign aid so rich people can sell their products throughout the world.
Fighting the spread of contagious diseases is good.
Left unchecked, with global travel, those could spread worldwide.
However, American dollars should not be spent to increase the prosperity of falsely romanticized people in faraway lands, because it doesn’t work, and more importantly, those dollars should be used to help people in this country.
Outrageous foreign aid and supporting the hostile invaders in our country are two of my sore spots.
Trump is right; it’ time to put America and Americans first!
We need to take care of our own!
For instance our elders, who fought to keep this country free and help make it the greatest country the world has ever known, must live on starvation pensions!
Gates doesn’t know the difference between an investment and an expense.
Bill, please define investing in the poor. We have done that forever and the poor are still poor.
There are lots of white Americans going down for the third time.
How about investing in them, you smug, sanctimonious, virtue-signalling chunk of sh*t?
That’s a terrible “investment”. You might as well “invest” with Oscar the Grouch by putting your cash in the trash.
Invest in poor people?
Why? So they can create more poor people?
It is not the job of the US people to take care of all the world’s poor. We have contributed voluntarily and generously for many decades. But, in a more modern post-ww2 world, there are many more countries who have gained wealth, thanks the US, and that are able to also contribute now. So let them.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans are dying without decent pay for manufacturing employment, without enough business competition (prices, regulations) and consequently, housing and needed medical treatments (lack of competition). It seems that some of the plutocrats are intent on further increasing populations in un-developing countries and cramming them into the States while trying to exterminate us with counterproductive regulations and tyrannical social policies.
Maybe it’s part of their natural urge to keep potential domestic business competition from rising, and we’re obviously it.
They invest in people who oppose technically inclined men and women of ingenuity. ...not only speaking of electronic entertainment gadgets but speaking of all technologies including seemingly low technologies for housing, energy and mechanics. For example, we don’t need PhD. engineers to build low cost, energy efficient, tornado resistant houses, and we don’t need cars that drive for us or entertain us.
Most of the useful improvements in machines and houses came from technicians (AKA tradesmen and hobbyists). Managers and investors are better at taking credit for inventions than inventing.