by tastiger on November 18th, 2009

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In 2000, the US made an agreement with the UN (along with 21 other wealthy countries) to give .7% of national income (that's 70 cents per 100 dollars earned) to help solve world hunger (see link). Should we honor that commitment, and if so, how?

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by Coach Miller on November 18th, 2009
Ive said it before, but world hunger is a direct cause of over-population. This is how species decrease in number when overpopulated.
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- true, but the issue can be solved (do some reasearch, we do have all the things we need) But what are the hungry, dying people supposed to do, die? We can't leave them for dead.
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  by tastiger on November 18th, 2009
- That wouldn't solve the problem. The next step in population reduction is disease and war.
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  by Coach Miller on November 18th, 2009
- That seems pretty evil to solve a problem with killing and diseases.
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  by tastiger on November 18th, 2009
- I am not saying its what I would so, I am saying that is what happens with overpopulation naturally.
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  by Coach Miller on November 18th, 2009
- true, but do you think we should honor the commitment or not?
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  by tastiger on November 18th, 2009
- No. We need that money for our wavering economy, also I am a believe of non-interference.
  
  I should have put that in my initial comment.
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  by Coach Miller on November 18th, 2009
- Ok, you can believe what you want, i just think that we should honor the commitment, and if you go to the link, some countries are planning to reach the goal years from now, which if we try, we would reach it way after the economy is out of the recession. Just saying. You do have a good point, though.
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by bfloyd1984 on November 18th, 2009
this world is indeed over-populated and it doesnt help with all the heavy eaters living among us who devour more than their fair share of food hourly. with the increase of people and decrease of animals worthy to eating, one day we will have NO food and will all die due to starvation. ironic on how the number one predator will soon be the prey...
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- so should we honor the agreement or not?
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  by tastiger on November 18th, 2009
- i think it should be looked over, but it was a mistake from the start because we dont have the proper amount of resources to help EVERY COUNTRY get fed.
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  by bfloyd1984 on November 19th, 2009
- If you go to the site poverty.com you would see that all the wealthy countries do. Plus, this is for people who can never get a meal.
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  by tastiger on November 21st, 2009
- i indeed do feel bad for those who have it worse than us, but sooner or later we are going to be in their shoes if this economy does not get any better soon.
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  by bfloyd1984 on November 21st, 2009
- actually, the economy is showing signs of getting better. besides, if we do set a goal, it would be 5-10 years before we actually reach it. we could easily ease into the admount, and we would be way out of the recession. if the economy does go south, we could just pull the plug on the payments if we really needed every last dollar. Plus, our county cannot get as worse as these countries with starving people, it is just not possible.
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  by tastiger on November 22nd, 2009
- no, the economy isnt getting any better any time soon. unemployment is still high and people are still losing jobs. just because someone says that economy is getting better for them, doesnt mean that its getting better for the rest of us.
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  by bfloyd1984 on November 22nd, 2009
- i could spend quite a while arguing about the economy, but not worth either of our time. I'm just saying, it would take us at least 7-10 or so years to reach this goal after we would create a plan to do so, so we would be easing into it instead of jumping into it. It is a really small goal (in comparison) or if it did any damage, it wouldn't be that bad. And if everything goes wrong and things go really bad, this would probably one of the programs that would first be pulled. I'm just saying, it isn't that bad of a thing to try to reach.
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  by tastiger on November 23rd, 2009
- indeed true but its not exactly that easy putting a mc donalds on every corner of the world either due to lack of utilities. in fact, that would be a better idea. its just supplying the beef and potatoes and drinks while keeping our reserve in tact. yes they should try it, but also to keep an eye on what is happening as well.
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  by bfloyd1984 on November 23rd, 2009
- ok
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by Brian I on November 18th, 2009
When I make a promise I keep it, and I don't see any reason for the USA to be any different. The country is already one of the most miserly providers of foreign aid when viewed as a per person contribution.
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- Thanks! Go to the link i provided if you want to read more.
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  by tastiger on November 18th, 2009
- You should have put the link in the question, it would make it much easier to find.
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  by Brian I on November 18th, 2009
- i tried to, but it won't let me.
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by tastiger on November 18th, 2009
Sorry, the link is:
http://poverty.com/internationalaid.html
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