[ATOMIC_PUNK]

"To them I say, 'Look at the record.' There is abundant evidence that aid does work," the U.N. leader said.

YEA AMERICAN MONEY AND FOOD TO COUNTRY'S RICH ENOUGH TO FEED THEIR OWN F THE UNITED NATIONS

FOLLOW THE MONEY

DISTRIBUTE THE WEALTH

[lawdog]

"There is no narcotic so intoxicating as the power to spend someone else's money".

[MJY1288]

I noticed ABC left out President Bush's best remark of the meeting,

"We must build the institutions of freedom, not subsidize the failures of the past."

They just couldn't bring themselves to repeat the clearest message of the day

[Castlebar]

Can we insist that every resident of every country receiving Foreign Aid be required to provide a urine sample?

[Billy_bob_bob]

""Our economic statistics place us among the 48 countries whose total gross national product is equivalent to the holdings of the world's three richest people," said Aristide."

Mr. Aristide, your nation is Haiti. Haiti is among the most hopeless and helpless nations in the world. They have tried monarchy, dictatorship, communism, theocracy, capitalism and democracy (of a sort) since their "independance". No system they have ever adopted has worked. Everyone who has tried to run that country has ended up either exiled or dead or both.

You see, Mr. Aristide, wealth is an end product, created by societies that can comprehend, agree to and abide by the principles of wealth creation, these principles being belief in the right to private property, the willingness to sacrifice now for future gain, the willingness to accept the restrictions of living under the rule of law. Little things like that. Little things that Haitians have proven themselves incapable of accomplishing for themselves.

The good news, Mr. Aristide, is that the rest of the world has figured this out, and is no longer willing to extend aid to hopeless basket cases like Haiti. If you really want to help your people I suggest you read "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith. Not that there is any hope of improving Haiti, but at least you'll understand why there is no hope.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Bush said rewards for poor nations who put their economic houses in order would be great but those who dragged their feet on stamping out corruption and running their governments cleanly would be left behind, Bush said.

Can I use that argument with the IRS and pay no taxes this year?