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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
You and your ilk are the 'So long as I'm alright jack screw the rest of you' brigade aren't you?
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It's about time we spent more time, money and effort on our own citizens, and not on any old bod that turns up on our borders with their hands out.
Once we have our own lives and country in order, we could consider helping others, but not those who just want free handouts in their own countries, or buying influence, as is often the case of many "aid packages" our goverment squanders abroad.
Food Aid often depresses the market for the overseas farmers who get up off their backsides and do something to help themselves.
Financial Aid often ends up in the hands of the few and not the many it is directed at. And I reckon a lot of it goes to arm groups that want power over democracy, attacking groups they don't like, causing them to run away rather than stand and fight for their own rights.