[1rudeboy]

I tried to be as clear as I can. I'm speaking of spending my money, not yours or anyone else's. My purchase of an imported good (adding to the trade deficit) is completely different from foreign aid (adding to the budget deficit). If you can't understand the difference . . . .

[investigateworld]

I think we are speaking across each other O Mister Wearer of Hats Made By Child Labor (I'm being facetious here, someday we ought to have a thread/topic on purchasing foreign child made items. Good arguments can be made for both sides, especially pure economic)

BACK TO TOPIC

I believe the rising cost of food and fuel completely illustrates my point about the danger of series trade deficits.

The proposed spending for Africa will mostly be spent here and Asia, with the Swiss & pharmaceuticals making out like bandits of course.

Speaking speaking of Africa, I am truly sorry anyone has/gets AIDS. I've seen up close and personal the ravages it does before the pt. dies.

But Africa?

Everything that bites - stings - and can kill you - hundreds of diseases, all totally fatal , lions (no tigers though) even hippos kill dozens of people a year.

Now my ex-wife goes there and gets nothing worse than tummy flu?

Whats Africa done for me?