tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038713.post111949940590588104..comments2023-07-08T06:22:35.240-05:00Comments on The Journey Continues: Blessed are the PoorRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14176593963217791489noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038713.post-1120911894543705032005-07-09T07:24:00.000-05:002005-07-09T07:24:00.000-05:00"Blair lost his push to get all summit countries t..."Blair lost his push to get all summit countries to commit to boosting foreign aid to an amount equal to 0.7 percent of national income by 2015. Instead, a summit document said the European Union had agreed to that support but did not mention the United States.<BR/><BR/>U.S. President George W. Bush had refused to be bound by the 0.7 percent target. The United States is giving 0.16 percent of national income, the smallest percentage of any of the G-8 countries." (From CNN Website reporting on the results of the G-8 Summit, 07-09-05)Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176593963217791489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038713.post-1120807707666987422005-07-08T02:28:00.000-05:002005-07-08T02:28:00.000-05:00No one wants to follow a policy that has proved to...No one wants to follow a policy that has proved to be fruitless. If you keep doing what you've been doing, you'll keep getting what you've been getting. I trust that we might be able to fashion a better policy that uses non-profits, faith-based organizations, and governments that are willing to demonstrate a stand against corruption and a concern for the poor of their land. That is the agenda of the ONE movement. Would you care to see some of your tax money invested in something like that?Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176593963217791489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038713.post-1120711543615415662005-07-06T23:45:00.000-05:002005-07-06T23:45:00.000-05:00I have to disagree with you on this, Robert. In t...I have to disagree with you on this, Robert. In the last 40 years the United States alone has given $568 BILLION to Africa and the only change is the despots are richer. Instead of pressuring our government to send more of my money over there, we need to pressure our government to hold their government responsible and make them accountable for what they receive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com