From: Cynthia (cyn386@flash.net)
Date: Mon Mar 27 2000 - 04:41:59 MST
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From: Zero Powers <zero_powers@hotmail.com>
> Yes I agree that the bulk of the problem with hunger in the 3rd world is the
> lousy governance going on over there. But how would it hurt the grain
> market here to give the grain to countries that can't afford to buy it?
> Seems to me such a program might even be good for the US grain market in the
> long term. Because if you give them a freebie while they're down on their
> luck, by the time they are ready to buy they may be likely to by from us
> rather than Europe, no?
Because it will end up in the hands of the wealthy people who run these lousy
third world governments, and not get into the hand of the people who are hungry.
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