Stingy America
This for ``anonymous`` from the Federalist:
Mathematically Challenged: "[The US] is next to last in the share of national income it gives -- 16 cents of each $100. On average, major European nations give more than twice as much -- 36 cents of each $100." --The New York Times, manipulating statistics just a tad, since the U.S. (you the taxpayer) gives 25 cents of every dollar going to Africa. ++ This week's Left Media Buster Award: "Headline in yesterday's New York Times: 'U.S. Challenged to Increase Aid to Africa' which topped a piece by reporter Celia Dugger. The article states that the European Union has 'agreed unanimously...to almost double assistance to poor countries over the next five years. Japan this week reaffirmed its pledge to double aid to Africa in just three years.' All this in the run-up to British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Washington this week at which he 'hopes to shake loose more American aid for Africa.' Way, way, WAY down in the ninth paragraph we read that the 'United States has tripled aid to Africa to $3.2 billion since Mr. Bush took office.' [Emphasis mine]." --Rich Galen
Mathematically Challenged: "[The US] is next to last in the share of national income it gives -- 16 cents of each $100. On average, major European nations give more than twice as much -- 36 cents of each $100." --The New York Times, manipulating statistics just a tad, since the U.S. (you the taxpayer) gives 25 cents of every dollar going to Africa. ++ This week's Left Media Buster Award: "Headline in yesterday's New York Times: 'U.S. Challenged to Increase Aid to Africa' which topped a piece by reporter Celia Dugger. The article states that the European Union has 'agreed unanimously...to almost double assistance to poor countries over the next five years. Japan this week reaffirmed its pledge to double aid to Africa in just three years.' All this in the run-up to British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Washington this week at which he 'hopes to shake loose more American aid for Africa.' Way, way, WAY down in the ninth paragraph we read that the 'United States has tripled aid to Africa to $3.2 billion since Mr. Bush took office.' [Emphasis mine]." --Rich Galen
posted by Timothy Birdnow | 4:45 AM
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There is a lot of nonsense about right-wing Christian wackos having stolen control of the U.S. government.
If that were truly so, then shouldn't someone in power be aware of the Tenth Commandment, the "thou shalt not covet" one?
In other words, those covetous, envious -- oh, yes, and isn't there a Commandment about "thou shalt not steal"? -- thieves who believe the working and producing people don't have a right to their own money and property need to be forcefully reminded: Get a job, earn your own money; create a free economy so people can get jobs and earn their own money.
A 104-year-old woman was asked about any advantage in reaching that age. She replied, "No peer pressure."
Our country needs a government -- well, actually we don't need any government, but if we're going to have one, we need one that can resist all that covetous and envious and thieving pressure to hand over the money and property and LIVES of Americans.
Africa has nearly unlimited natural resources.
All it lacks is the initiative to use them, and the freedom to innovate, to grow, to create and produce -- the freedom to live.
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