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To: elbucko

Got it. I did't get your point at first. Still don't agree that crime is the SOLE factor in creating poverty, though. To me, it's sort of a "which came first" situation; if there's crime in an area does that cause more poverty, or if there's initially poverty in an area, does it cause more crime? And again, money given with no accountablity just adds to the downward spiral. Sort of a "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." (Well, until PETA finds out about it.)

Anyhow...avoid sending your money to the "poverty prolongers" at Oxfam. And thanks to Hu Gadarn for that great list!


18 posted on 12/29/2004 7:13:54 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
"Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime."

Until a thief steals the mans fishing pole. Instead of fishing and becoming more prosperous, the man taught to fish will have to make or buy a new pole. Either way, crime has made him a little bit poorer.

23 posted on 12/30/2004 11:03:09 AM PST by elbucko (Feral Republican)
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