-=> Quoting Paul Sayan to Michael Martinez <=-
 
 MM> PS> My girlfriend had a
 MM> PS> double kidney transplant.  Respectfully, these people are alive 
oday
 MM> PS> because of the American Education System.
 
 MM>So how many third-world countries' citizens are starving because hundreds
 MM>of thousands of dollars were instead spent to develop the technology to
 MM>treat your girlfriend?
 PS> 
 PS> Why do we owe these people anything?
If we don't feel that we should, then we shouldn't make overtures to the
opposite.  We shouldn't give our public the impression that we're
"benevolent" and trying to make peace and good in the world.  We should
just lay it out the way it is:  if we meddle in people's affairs, it's
for our own benefit, not theirs.
You're attitude is that our Education system has produced things that
are good for the public, like technical advances in surgery.  So you'd
be implying that you think THAT'S the reason why we need to support
these things, for the *people's good*.  If you really want to help 
people, then it's much more effective to shift that money into making
sure to provide EVERYONE in this country with the basics of life
and basic, simple medical kits not fancy surgical procedures.
That's the real way to do good for the public.  Now, if you don't feel you
need to worry about anyone, any strangers, then don't say it.  Don't use
that as an excuse to promote the Educational system.  Just say what you
feel.  Just that you prefer to see you and your family benefit from
something instead of strangers.
 PS> starving?  How many Sweeds?  How many Englishmen?  How many Americans?
 PS> How many Alaskans?  Why should my girlfriend die because a third world
 PS> country, overseas, can't manage itself?  How many of hundreds of
 PS> thousands of dollars have been spent overseas while in the form of aid
 PS> while thousands of Americans have starved here at home?
So let's make sure people here don't starve.
-michael
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