CM>      glad you agree,Now you know what I mean when I say Nationalist.
CM>      but why then are we sending American tax dollars to aid other
  >      nations where people have more money (as individuals) that the
  >      poor in America ?
There are political reason, and economic ones.  The reasons vary from
country to country.  Sometimes we are buying allies.  Sometimes our
*aid* helps out a major industry.  Sometimes it really is charity.
sometimes there are other reasons.
                    Sondra
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