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The Thriller

The Thriller

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https://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-...s-unveils-300-million-new-aid-syrian-refugees

ENNISKILLEN - US President Barack Obama will tell G8 leaders Monday that Washington is offering a new $300 million aid package for refugees inside and outside Syria, a senior official said.

The new donation will bring the total of US humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees over $800 million (600 million euros) and will include food, water and materials for shelter, deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters.
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While we're already trillions in debt, economy sucks, and millions of Americans are without jobs (and have quit trying to obtain employment) we have money to throw away in Syria? HUH? How about a new $300 million dollar aid package to Americans? Or better yet, STOP SPENDING!
 
The Thriller said:
https://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-...s-unveils-300-million-new-aid-syrian-refugees



While we're already trillions in debt, economy sucks, and millions of Americans are without jobs (and have quit trying to obtain employment) we have money to throw away in Syria? HUH? How about a new $300 million dollar aid package to Americans? Or better yet, STOP SPENDING!
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I asked a similar question to a fourth grade teacher once. "Why are we sending money to other countries when there's viable things to spend it our country?"She gave me the "Oh, you're so cute" look and walked away.

I still ask that question. What business do we have elsewhere when we could be bettering ourselves? Provide better post high school education for our youths? Better care for the clinically diagnosed mental care patients?

No one listens.
 
This is actually a huge problem. I've read a lot of Peter Singer and John Arthur, so I know the arguments for and against, but giving all this free aid is keeping these countries in third-world status. Small businesses cannot grow when they compete with free. Who will go to the market to buy food when the UN and the USA are constantly bringing free food? Who will buy clothing when Bon Jovi and hundreds of other celebs bring free clothing? What happens not just to the tailors or seamstresses, but also the cobblers when Toms shows up to deliver the free shoes?

Aid does help, but only in the short-term. Relief packages are one thing, but when these African countries have been receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for decades now, no wonder we have seen so little progress.
 
It would be different if our funding of arms to the rebels would prove fruitful.. but with Iran and Russia funding/arming the Syrian government.. I'm not sure what we're doing exactly.

Making a 'statement' that the U.S. will provide support?? Is that worth hundreds and hundreds of millions?

I'm no expert on foreign affairs, but it seems all we're doing is showing the middle east that rebels to bad regimes will be aided by the United States... I'm not certain that is a precedent I care to create through the use of billions of dollars.
 
I am not opposed to aiding others on face value. But when you are dolling it out left and right while your own ship is rusting then yeah i have a problem with that.

Education, infrastructure, first responders...all areas that could use some major TLC.
 
scootsy said:
This is actually a huge problem. I've read a lot of Peter Singer and John Arthur, so I know the arguments for and against, but giving all this free aid is keeping these countries in third-world status. Small businesses cannot grow when they compete with free. Who will go to the market to buy food when the UN and the USA are constantly bringing free food? Who will buy clothing when Bon Jovi and hundreds of other celebs bring free clothing? What happens not just to the tailors or seamstresses, but also the cobblers when Toms shows up to deliver the free shoes?

Aid does help, but only in the short-term. Relief packages are one thing, but when these African countries have been receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for decades now, no wonder we have seen so little progress.
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AKA republican big agriculture subsidizing. We do things like this to flood the world with artificially priced US foodstuff. 3/4ths the farm bill is food stamps -- raise the costs so people can't afford food, then give it to them for free.
 
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