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2005/8/30

Don't Be So Stingy!

@ 07:22 PM (36 months, 23 days ago)

When you were a child, more than likely your parents taught you not to be stingy.  You may have even heard the admonition "don't be so stingy" if you resisted sharing a favorite toy with a sibling or friend.

Well, that's a lesson that our government apparently still has yet to learn. 

A recent study by the Center for Global Development and Foreign Policy Magazine showed that the policies of many rich nations have helped improve the lives of poorer nations.  But it also showed that the United States and Japan were the stingiest in aid, considering the relative size of their ecomomies.

While the study revealed how poorly the United States government faired in aid to poor nations, it showed that the U.S. private sector did very well in this area.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050830/wl_nm/economy_aid_report_dc

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