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- terry v - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
I'm sorry, but there are not enough resources to end extreme poverty. If you ended it in one place it would crop up somewhere else. Look at it as an opportunity to help and nothing else. Don't let your vision sway you from helping someone, anyone, anytime.
- MidnightProfessional258 - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
Efficient and honest government
- Kelsey - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
Jesus said that "you will always have the poor with you." But He also said to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" and take care of "the least of these." Following the teachings of Christ will solve any problem. =)
- artsy5347 - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
I think the corporations of the world have to start focusing less on creating executive and shareholder wealth and more on making the world a better place.
Corporations need to focus less on spending billions to curry political favors and more on being environmentally responsible.
And people need to start seeing quality of life not in terms of how big their castle is, but rather what the world around them is doing to provide health care, food and medicine for our poorest neighbors.
- MorogSkut - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
Which generation would that be...the last generation is still trying to catch up with the Joan's...the latest generation is trying to get it for free, and the rest are in some degree of each...That is here in the states...Ask a Bolivian farmer if he is poor, or a Fisherman from Hong Kong..they don't have cars or TVs...if you want another three billion "Americans" give them computers and the Internet see how fast the Poverty stricken world falls for the need to own stuff...two dollars is allot if you don't need the next big thing...stop measuring people by standards you created!?!
- oldfart - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
old idea, best solution.-- take care of the people here at home first then share the wealth.
- shortsremover - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
Our Government should stop paying our farmers from growing lower yields in wheat, corn, soybean. They do this so we can justifiably pay $3 for a loaf of bread and more for other food. We should grow all we can and sell our surplus to starving nations or give it for that manner and the farmers be paid by our government for that instead of us giving money to poor countries for relief just give it out in food and let our government pay our farmers. Both Rep and Dem both subsidize our farmers and we end up paying in the long run.
- X. k. - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
Instead of making poor people rich we should care more about the four main things:
Food, Water, Education, And Shelter
If we give people these things, poor people will automatically become richer.
For food we should have plants that are genetically changed to grow in unkind situations like too much heat or too damp. If we do this people can grow plants everywhere around the world.
Another factor is water. Many times at dry places there is water deep below the earths surface (like geysers). Making a pipe and a pump that goes down this deep won't cost much and people will have water.
For education the United Nations should come up with a long term plan to open schools everywhere. It costs money to do this but this may be the cheapiest ways.
Shelter is another major issue. Without this many people can die and then money won't matter. To survive we don't need too much of a sophisticated house plan. People can start small and then as their worries go away they can have better houses. The goverment should let people use local material to build houses. In a deseart they can use sand and in the forest wood can be used.
by X. K.
*you may copy this material but please give me credit
- William M - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
I think our Fearless leaders need to stop contributing money to these third world countries, that might I add more then 70% of the time do not support the US, and use that money to help the Veterans of the US Armed forces that are now considered outcast of the world that live on the streets. Also to use that extra money to help the other homeless people on the streets.
- cantcu - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
Quite frankly, I don't see our generations effort in helping the poor. The ME and X generation are only concerned about their pocket books and could care less on who they have to crawl over to make money. Given they screw their own employees, you aren't going to get anything from them.
I don't know, we need to educate people that his world is not theirs to take and take and take!
The UN's, one of them, is to end poverty, but we barely participate.
And it isn't only poverty. It's disease.
There is no quick fix, but it seems those of moderate means are going to have to use many agencies in place.
One of the big issues is the bribery it takes to get anything through.
Governments don't seem willing to do it, they are more interested in building subs with multiple war head nuke missiles on them!
I guess we are going to have to do it our selves. One way would be to unite and force the administration to get involved in the issue or be voted out of office,
Perhaps we need a few websites where we can go to help.
What we don't need are more agencies that say they help but keep 95 cents of every dollar.
We keep letting the greedy get a way with murder. Many is this country are poor and most of the people in this country are 2 paychecks from poverty!
Nothing is easy, but as a group of people world wide maybe a difference can be made!
I mean does the CEO of Anthem really need a 2 Million dollar salary and a 12 million dollar bonus a year, and out insurance rates keep going up!