[geeks] education systems around the world

[Lionel Peterson]

On Oct 30, 2008, at 5:15 PM, Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net>  
wrote:

> Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>> The UN's idea is that we (first world citizens) will be paying for
>> everything the rest of the world needs.
>>
>> You gotta love the audacity they have to state that the world should
>> be giving trillions of dollars to Africa.  I believe the UN report I
>> read said that they were expecting the top 7 nations to give around
>> $17 trillion or so.
>
> .....Which people like Robert Mugabe will *immediately* steal.

Didn't one of our (US) Presidential candidates work on/draft  
legislation aimed at taking US taxpayer funds and shovel it at third- 
world countries, in an effort to soothe our collective conscience?

Yes, S2433[0] the 2007 Global Poverty Bill...

Lionel

[0] see www.govtrack.us for info (can't cut and paste from iPhone)