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October 2nd 2005, 09:12 AM #1
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Male - Unitarian UniversalistMore food for the hungry? Congress votes no.
Whaddya think folks? Good decision? Bad decision?
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October 2nd 2005, 09:23 AM #2
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Male - ChristianRe: More food for the hungry? Congress votes no.
When I read the topic title my first thought was "I'm not paying any taxes to feed any of them democrats". Now that I read it I'm not sure. On one side Africa needs the food but on the other the farmers need the business and taking it away from them might have a worse impact on the economy than the treasury can save through this move (and by connection, less money for foreign aid).
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October 2nd 2005, 10:51 AM #3
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Male - ChristianRe: More food for the hungry? Congress votes no.
This would appear to be another example of a disingenuous thread title as the article does not address providing "more" food to the hungry, but rather the logistics of purchasing and delivering the food.
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October 2nd 2005, 12:47 PM #4
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Re: More food for the hungry? Congress votes no.
Way to answer the question, Kewlie. Originally posted by Kewlieluvr
I'd say that moving for the bill was a good idea on Mr. Bush's part. I must remain unsuprised its failure, however - the "American labor" tag really is very important to the businesses of our nation. At least those under a lot of scutiny.KFC's Slippery Slope: If we allow people to eat chicken, next they'll eat babies covered in a light breading with kitten pudding and biscuits.
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October 2nd 2005, 01:10 PM #5
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Female - ChristianRe: More food for the hungry? Congress votes no.
Maybe I am just ignorant, but why can't the money be more focused on those countries feeding themselves? Or maybe there is a concentrated effort and I just don't know about it. I see the immediate need to ship food there because of a famine, but what is being done or what plans are in the works to help out with the means for doing it themselves?
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October 3rd 2005, 03:08 AM #6
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Undisclosed - Bene GesseritRe: More food for the hungry? Congress votes no.
http://www.actionaid.org.uk/100062/press_release.html Originally posted by rubia
Rubia, go to the bottom of the article and click on "see their story" then read the 8 stories of the 8 women.
This will give you some idea of what the issues are from a personal perspective.
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