Making micro loans to people in third world countries

[Coronita]

I am going to ask a very crass question. Why do folks feel compelled to help people in other countries when there are several kids/children starving in this country? Just curious.

Do we really think that when the world changes and we are poor, that there is going to be another nation in the world that will remember generous thing that Americans did and return the favor? I highly doubt this. You think folks in China are going to help us, folks in the Middle East, in Europe, in Asia? I seriously doubt anyone would give a hoots if we went under and have starving children here. In fact, several probably look forward to it.

So again, why are we helping out other people when we’re in trouble ourselves?

I understand the argument that we are all human and well also should help each other out all over the place, but one thing that bothers me is…. who really lended us a hand during Hurricane Katrina (besides Canada, aye ) or during 9/11…I don’t think there is anyone else in the world more generous than people here.

It’s like what the flight attendants say…Put your mask on first, then put on the mask of others….Dude, the planes going down, a lot of us aren’t wearing masks to be helping the other ones put on theirs.

[Diego Mamani]

Flu: Charity has nothing to do with nationalism. This “us” versus “them” approach is misguided IMO. Besides, efforts like Kiva hardly count as charity: you get your money back, after all, sans interest.

[Diego Mamani]

Flu: Charity has nothing to do with nationalism. This “us” versus “them” approach is misguided IMO. Besides, efforts like Kiva hardly count as charity: you get your money back, after all, sans interest.

[Diego Mamani]

Flu: Charity has nothing to do with nationalism. This “us” versus “them” approach is misguided IMO. Besides, efforts like Kiva hardly count as charity: you get your money back, after all, sans interest.

[Diego Mamani]

Flu: Charity has nothing to do with nationalism. This “us” versus “them” approach is misguided IMO. Besides, efforts like Kiva hardly count as charity: you get your money back, after all, sans interest.

[Diego Mamani]

Flu: Charity has nothing to do with nationalism. This “us” versus “them” approach is misguided IMO. Besides, efforts like Kiva hardly count as charity: you get your money back, after all, sans interest.

[svelte]

[quote=flu]I am going to ask a very crass question. Why do folks feel compelled to help people in other countries when there are several kids/children starving in this country? Just curious.

[/quote]

I also donate money through regular paycheck deductions to children in the US, Flu.

But I am also aware that the we cannot survive without other countries being prosperous too. So I feel compelled to help that along, and kiva.org is the best way I’ve found yet to do that.

If you feel the US can be all that it can be while half the globe is impoverished, I have to question your ability to see the big picture.

[svelte]

[quote=flu]I am going to ask a very crass question. Why do folks feel compelled to help people in other countries when there are several kids/children starving in this country? Just curious.

[/quote]

I also donate money through regular paycheck deductions to children in the US, Flu.

But I am also aware that the we cannot survive without other countries being prosperous too. So I feel compelled to help that along, and kiva.org is the best way I’ve found yet to do that.

If you feel the US can be all that it can be while half the globe is impoverished, I have to question your ability to see the big picture.

[svelte]

[quote=flu]I am going to ask a very crass question. Why do folks feel compelled to help people in other countries when there are several kids/children starving in this country? Just curious.

[/quote]

I also donate money through regular paycheck deductions to children in the US, Flu.

But I am also aware that the we cannot survive without other countries being prosperous too. So I feel compelled to help that along, and kiva.org is the best way I’ve found yet to do that.

If you feel the US can be all that it can be while half the globe is impoverished, I have to question your ability to see the big picture.

[svelte]

[quote=flu]I am going to ask a very crass question. Why do folks feel compelled to help people in other countries when there are several kids/children starving in this country? Just curious.

[/quote]

I also donate money through regular paycheck deductions to children in the US, Flu.

But I am also aware that the we cannot survive without other countries being prosperous too. So I feel compelled to help that along, and kiva.org is the best way I’ve found yet to do that.

If you feel the US can be all that it can be while half the globe is impoverished, I have to question your ability to see the big picture.

[svelte]

[quote=flu]I am going to ask a very crass question. Why do folks feel compelled to help people in other countries when there are several kids/children starving in this country? Just curious.

[/quote]

I also donate money through regular paycheck deductions to children in the US, Flu.

But I am also aware that the we cannot survive without other countries being prosperous too. So I feel compelled to help that along, and kiva.org is the best way I’ve found yet to do that.

If you feel the US can be all that it can be while half the globe is impoverished, I have to question your ability to see the big picture.

[Arraya]

Yeah lets make third world villagers debt slaves like us because we are so prosperous.

[Arraya]

Yeah lets make third world villagers debt slaves like us because we are so prosperous.

[Arraya]

Yeah lets make third world villagers debt slaves like us because we are so prosperous.

[Arraya]

Yeah lets make third world villagers debt slaves like us because we are so prosperous.

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