What are your ideas for solutions around helping our generation's effort to end extreme poverty in the world?

[JustChill]

rich people money and all politicians money is to be seized by the army and the salary structure is to be changed labour money in asian countries is very low and a officer is paid highly the ratio of labour is to be brought higher so every single man can live atleast a general. this can only be done by a great dictators democracy can't do it .It is failed in asian courntries they are doing very little and it will take generation to change.

[Ben]

Give them a proper economy and get rid of the dollar (dreadful currency) and wipe out India, China and most of Africa - that's the way!

[atrain10]

Revamp the American education system. American high schools should be some of the baddest institutions in the world. Create more competition for teaching jobs by raising salaries - I am of the impression that even the least intelligent of individuals can learn under the proper atmospheres. If the system was revamped in the manner I envision, Americans, members of the most powerful country in the world, would be better armed to combat poverty and worldly issues. We would also be more likely to contribute innovative ideas to the age of technology, which will eventually revolutionize the way we live. Perhaps then we will be able to live more efficiently, potentially eliminating poverty.

[j_bartlo]

Quit putting the word Dr. in front of a person's name for bullsh-t, and let them be paid the same amount as the person who cleans their office. They are both doing their job - why should one get more? Can a person help it if they were born dumb and with no talents?

If I am trying to make a point, I suppose it is start with yourselves. Look at what you do - how you operate from an economic and ethical perspective and ask - if everyone were doing this, would there be poverty in the world? If so, how bad would it be? I.e., if a person is trying to profit as much as possible at their neighbor's expense, someone's gonna do without.

Chrisitians look at the wrong part of the Bible - they quote what "Jesus" was telling Jews about 2000 years ago - will have the poor with you always etc. - seeming to use it as an excuse of sorts to justify the existence of poor people. The most relevant part of the NT is Acts chapter 4 & 5. Look at how the believers gave what they had to the congregation and held all things in common. No one these days is dropping dead for not doing that, so I would not blame a person for doubting if that ever happened - but that is the model for believers to follow from an economic perspective.

I agree to some extent we have to start at home, but frankly some places are blessed with abundant resources and some are virtual wastelands. Neither can everyone live in the good areas. So there has to be give & take - alot more giving from those places which have. People obviously should work to be productive wherever they are.

Yet in the real world, people do what they have to do to get by regardless of anyone else.

[auntb93]

To me, the answer is in free trade and minimum government. Any government program takes more money and does less with it than any non-profit foundation would ever consider, let alone a profit-making corporation. If we were not wasting resources doing pork barrel projects, salaries for government employees who are counterproductive, and law enforcement for laws that are unjust and don't need enforcement, we'd have plenty of money in our own pockets. Those who have jobs and can work would not mind contributing to legitimate charitable institutions if they weren't being drained for wasteful government programs.

As to free trade, the big thing here is that people in the developed countries tend to enjoy the arts and crafts of the less developed countries, and would love to travel and buy up hand-made treasures if there weren't so many problems. Also, free trade greatly reduces militarism: you don't want to shoot your market or your supplier!

As to those who rail about wealthy people "tying up" wealth; that's nonsense. Wealthy people put their money to work, they don't let it sit in a vault doing nothing, like Scrooge McDuck. They invest in all sorts of things, and those investments are productive and hire people and make things people need. There's plenty of wealth in the world if we'd just stop wasting it on bloated bureaucracies.

As to limited resources, the obvious thing is creative recycling. Here again, poor countries can teach the more developed countries a thing or three about using resources like scrap metal, recycled plastics and glass, etc., and develop new arts and technologies that can be sold all over the world. Did you know plastic bottles can be recycled into fabrics for clothing?

[jacartamonkey]

Heavy death tax from which the proceeds go to social programs.

Mandatory military or charitable service term.

Punish white collar crime.

[terry v]

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.

[Kelsey]

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. =)

[William M]

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]

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!