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Originally Posted by Less
Can someone tell me, what use is 'Foreign Aid', it has been going on since, well, since before I had to start work and pay taxes!
Every year we get told we are third worlding this or fourth worlding that, we are so generous to the brown world (yes, they deserve looking after) and yet I have a mate in hospital who gets the minimum of assistance even though when he was fit he paid into this corrupt system now he's getting just a polite nod then a shake of the shoulders, 'this is all we can do for you' if only you had worked harder and paid more.  |
I may be wrong but I have a vague memory that 'Foreign Aid' was created at the time the UN was setup and was/is something all/most 'developed' countries agreed to pay, a bit like the 2% GDP all NATO members are supposed to spend on their forces. Needless to say like most international agreements and commitments most countries are happy to signup and then forget all about what they have agreed to. This country however does tend to do what it signs up for, we probably would have had less hassle with the EU if we followed their directives like some countries do.