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On the News With Thom Hartmann: United Nations Calls for a New Social Safety Net for World's Poor (Original Post) MindMover Oct 2012 OP
K&R. Yes please! Overseas Oct 2012 #1
The problem is that when our country tries to help ease the misery of the poor in other countries, JDPriestly Oct 2012 #2
I can see America getting behind this in spirit but not with any actual money,.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #3

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
2. The problem is that when our country tries to help ease the misery of the poor in other countries,
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 03:47 AM
Oct 2012

the money for the easing of that misery is, in a surreg deducted from the money available for the poor in our country.


We have so many homeless people in our society and the number is growing. The wealthy in our society society is so unfairly distributed. We cannot settle the costs of caring the poor in other countries and then letting more and more Americans settle for a life of misery. The rich have to make the sacrifices this time not the poor.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
3. I can see America getting behind this in spirit but not with any actual money,....
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 11:54 AM
Oct 2012

.....and NOT for our own people.

After all, fear of being on the streets is what keeps people working. Right? It certainly isn't because they like the pay, benefits or attitude from a boss who acts like a little tin dictator. It's fear that they will be reduced to pushing all they own in a shopping cart.

We can't have people thinking they can't starve,....they wouldn't threat the boss as the Lord Provider.

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