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Only those ignorant of our recent history would argue that aid doesn’t work. Sometime when I’m more in the mood I’ll explain how the Great Society was libeled. But for now let us just note that the poverty rate was cut in half and didn’t rise again till Reagan. That the food stamp program of George McGovern and Bob Dole virtually eliminated hunger in this country until conservatives started “reforming” it in the 80’s and now we have hunger again (excuse me “Food Insecurity”).

And as to measurements of national well-being we are so far down the list of advanced natiuons that the idea we’re the greatest is a sick joke. I notice that JCummings hasn’t put in his two cents. Thats probably because, as a Canadian, he’s laughing his ass off at the pretensions of his Southern Neighbors.

f course I’m sure I’ll be told I’m wrong and all those UN stats are Commie Propaganda. But then I shill for more than the Dems you see.

steve, remember, do not use the word “spit” here.

If so, hello, steve!

That’s really all your hate-filled comment merited. Keep on decompensating.

Dadvocate,

With regard to the Salvation Army, their financial controls are piss poor. An embezzlement here, an embezzlement there.

No thanks. By the way the second link is to a blog that updates on the nonprofit world. Definitely worth checking out.

In terms of Christianity and all that, I’m down for what Saint Francis is said to have said. (And if, by chance, the quote is apocryphal, I feel really sure St. Francis *meant* to say it.):

“Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary use words.”

Oh, and ever hear of the sin of pride?

Most of you are all talk and no action. You like philosophical discussions, and it stops there. Your solutions to world problems are to postulate questionable cures and expect everyone to buy in and pay for them with money other than yours. You quote scripture but really don’t accept it personally or believe that it has any validity except to twist it in attacks against those who respect it. Smply put, you’re hypocrites who feel self-important in your talk but do little to make the world better.

I hope that your Thanksgiving was better than those whom you didn’t help over the last few days.

(Now, get ready for the “liars club” to talk about their good works–along with personal attacks to deflect their guilt.)

I’ve had so many conversations with people from Canada, the UK, Europe who, when thier frank, convey that the US is regarded as the laughing stock of the world.

I remember a conversation with a Haitian taxi driver in New York. Describing the circumstances of his emigration to the US, he had wanted to come to the US since the 40s – he had family in Miami and Georgia inviting him, but he waited until the late sixties.

I asked him why he waited so long?

“I’m not crazy. I waited until I was certain that the lynching of black people had ceased”.

Thank God for writers like Zinn and Chomsky who give us acces to an un-sanitized account of our history…