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How Much Impact does Half a Billion Dollars Have In Poor African Villages?

Posted on 01/02/2021 6:35:31 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

I was at a local zoo today.

They had a display up showing how much water the average American uses compared to the average African.

They had a gallon jug hanging next to a 150-gallon barrel. They were suspended from a rope to give you an idea of the difference in mass between the two.

It got me thinking.

How many African villages could have been set up with running water and electricity had Zuckerman put half a billion dollars into doing that rather than nullifying the vote of legitimate US voters?

Does anyone have any ideas on this topic?


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Until some of these billionaires are shamed or pay a price, there is no downside to voter nullification.
1 posted on 01/02/2021 6:35:31 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

>>How many African villages could have been set up with running water and electricity had Zuckerman put half a billion dollars into doing that rather than nullifying the vote of legitimate US voters?

Zuckermuther: “Let China do it!”


2 posted on 01/02/2021 6:36:48 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

All cultures are equal, and Whites are racist.
Africa can fix their own problems.

I know I’m “missing the point”.


3 posted on 01/02/2021 6:39:08 PM PST by EEGator
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

I bought an African gentleman, that runs an orphanage, a 6000 gallon water tank. It’s a big tank, but that will do more for him than any money you can give him.


4 posted on 01/02/2021 6:43:22 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults. )
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
The actual answer to your question is very little because the dictators and other politicians steal most of it before it arrives at a village.

Now, if you are talking about money from a legitimate charity like World Vision, Samaritan's Purse or Heifer International, the impact is considerably more because the aforementioned charities (among others) take pains to ensure that not so much of it is stolen.

5 posted on 01/02/2021 6:44:19 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

Half a billion?

Lifetime of TP.


6 posted on 01/02/2021 6:44:25 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
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To: a fool in paradise

I think Sam Kinison had the answer.


7 posted on 01/02/2021 6:45:22 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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8 posted on 01/02/2021 6:45:37 PM PST by hiho hiho
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

Check out Econtalk.org podcast episode:

Nina Munk on Poverty, Development, and the Idealist
https://www.econtalk.org/nina-munk-on-poverty-development-and-the-idealist/

I listened to it back in 2014, what stands out the most in my mind was that these idiots like Jeffrey Sachs who were dumping cash into “development projects” failed to realize that you have to build roads before connecting economies, and stuff like that.

Hayek’s “emergent order” always prevails over centralized solutions.


9 posted on 01/02/2021 6:45:38 PM PST by nicollo (I said no!)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

The entire world now knows how to do basic water treatment and public water systems.

The Africans can figure it out themselves and don’t need western leftist condescension


10 posted on 01/02/2021 6:45:40 PM PST by PGR88
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

Isn’t Bill Gates and his wife always supposedly interested in helping Africa? Oh, that’s right. They use Africa for testing their population control vaccines. His father taught him that when his father was the head of Planned Parenthood.


11 posted on 01/02/2021 6:45:45 PM PST by carikadon (Don't mess with Texas)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
Africa suffers from a lack of Capitalism. The Soviet Union worked tirelessly for control on the theory Africa has critical resources that could hurt America if it was cut out. China has picked up the ball and is continuing the strategy.

As a result of this export of Socialism and the deadening repression of Islam Africa remains a basket case of failure

12 posted on 01/02/2021 6:47:03 PM PST by Nateman (Democracy dies with voted fraud darkness.)
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To: Jonty30

Our church has a catholic missionary talk to us about the water and wells they are building in many Africa villages..Over the last 20 years we have built hundreds of wells for villagers...Annnnd he comes back every year telling us how great it is ,but more needs to be done.....


13 posted on 01/02/2021 6:48:01 PM PST by Hambone 1934 (When will the dems turn the US into Venezuela????)
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They've already produced a US President...so how much help do they need?


14 posted on 01/02/2021 6:48:12 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Hambone 1934

I plan on buying a second water tank for my gentleman, maybe at the end of the month. I’m trying to help him at the foundational level and allowing him to build on that.


15 posted on 01/02/2021 6:49:21 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults. )
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

It might be easier to show equivalent stacks of food and supplies. Visuals matter.


16 posted on 01/02/2021 6:49:31 PM PST by sauropod (Cui bono? I will not comply.)
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To: Nateman

100 years ago,racist ex-KKK leader and planned parenthood board of director,Lothrop Stoddard, wrote a book that said Africans were morons and whites or Asians would always be controlling them.....100 years later here we are.......


17 posted on 01/02/2021 6:51:04 PM PST by Hambone 1934 (When will the dems turn the US into Venezuela????)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

That should be closer to 70 gallons per American and far more than a gallon for the average African in general. In an extended but temporary situation in a remote location (little adventure there), I did well with hygiene, dishes, laundry and all with about 20 gallons per day.

But yes, a few rich folks have taught some African subgroups to drill wells and maintain them. Most (masters of philanthropy in their own minds) have been more intent on getting enormous numbers of cellphones and cell infrastructure to Africans for the purpose of having them all migrate to countries like ours to join us in global slavery and overcrowding under the self-described philanthropists.


18 posted on 01/02/2021 6:52:25 PM PST by familyop
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

A lot of black lives could be saved if they only had clean water.


19 posted on 01/02/2021 6:52:41 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: familyop

20 posted on 01/02/2021 6:54:48 PM PST by nascarnation
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