Comments on: POVERTY http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/ To explore and evaluate the true causes of social and environmental problems and how prejudice and emotion prevent solutions to those problems Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:30:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: 680 plam treo http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-105 680 plam treo Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:53:21 +0000 http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-105 <strong>PERU: Intercultural University Scores Poorly...</strong> The situation is much more difficult for those who have children or who cannot get a room in the university... PERU: Intercultural University Scores Poorly…

The situation is much more difficult for those who have children or who cannot get a room in the university…

]]> By: [Cerebral] http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-12 [Cerebral] Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:38:54 +0000 http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-12 I take the time to read all things that challenge the status quo and that are based on logic and rationality. It's just a shame that both are a rarity in this day and age. See you soon John. I take the time to read all things that challenge the status quo and that are based on logic and rationality. It’s just a shame that both are a rarity in this day and age. See you soon John.

]]> By: John http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-11 John Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:38:43 +0000 http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-11 Elaine Paul, Quite true but what does that have to do with poverty? Elaine Paul,
Quite true but what does that have to do with poverty?

]]> By: Elaine Paul http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-10 Elaine Paul Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:57:17 +0000 http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-10 What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce. What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce.

]]> By: John http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-8 John Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:54:51 +0000 http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-8 Thanks for the comments. I appreciate that there are people out there who think and take the time to read my commentary. Have to be away from the computer for awhile but will be back in a couple of days. Thanks for the comments. I appreciate that there are people out there who think and take the time to read my commentary.
Have to be away from the computer for awhile but will be back in a couple of days.

]]> By: [Cerebral] http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-7 [Cerebral] Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:54:55 +0000 http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-7 I find your way of writing intriguing. You have a way of reducing things to a very simple and factual description. I think that is quite rare, but most needed. I read so much of people's emotionally driven, irrational dribble, that I start to lose faith in the human being at times, so coming across your site is a good thing. Thanks for commenting on Blog4Brains, by the way. Let's keep in touch. I find your way of writing intriguing. You have a way of reducing things to a very simple and factual description. I think that is quite rare, but most needed. I read so much of people’s emotionally driven, irrational dribble, that I start to lose faith in the human being at times, so coming across your site is a good thing. Thanks for commenting on Blog4Brains, by the way. Let’s keep in touch.

]]> By: Darrell Fichtl http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-6 Darrell Fichtl Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:58:46 +0000 http://www.jwmalenda.com/blog/2007/12/23/poverty/#comment-6 The truth is we as a nation can never do enough. That's not a guilt trip, merely a fact. We could take the entire GNP of the US and dump it into Africa. Do you really think that you'd see one iota of difference? The process from nomadic life/dirt farmer to an industrial nation or continent is a complicated convoluted process that takes several centuries to complete. It is easily sidetracked, and without perseverance, fortitude and in some cases blind luck it never ever reaches the stage where a convenient civilized life can flourish to give us science, art, mechanization and the finer things in life. There seems to be an American liberal human cry to make the whole world like us! I propose that it can’t be done. What was occurring in the dark ages with religion is now occurring in our days by the forcing of political dogma done the throats of those that really don’t want it. We can’t fix a problem that doesn’t want to be fixed. It’s very much like the wayward son, who in the flower of his youth, decides that the best tactic for life is to do nothing and let Mom and Dad support him, but sooner or later that sugar tit is going to stop. That same philosophy is prevalent in nations who expect others to support them. The only difference being is that the sugar tit goes on for a longer time. When it comes time to stop, is there a, “Thank you very much for all that has been done”? Not no, but hell no. There is resentment for not giving more and more and more and they secretly despise themselves for being in this take, take, take “trap”. Prosperity comes from work, work, work not use, use, use. Until we can instill a personal work ethic along with the help that we provide we’ll constantly find ourselves in the same position and crying copious tears over our shortfalls and wailing about how much better we should have done. A prime example is to look at the money that has flowed into Iraq and then find how much has been mysteriously lost! Do we change anything- well no- we just keep dumping money. The last budget was something like 50 billion for the war in Iraq. How many very bright individuals could we get through college in Math, Physics, Chemistry, and Medical doctors with 50 billion dollars? The 50 billion to Iraq is down the rat hole and provided nothing for our society. That’s the way to end poverty. Get people smart enough that they can and will take care of themselves. Some in turn will magnanimously spend time helping to train others to help themselves. The truth is we as a nation can never do enough. That’s not a guilt trip, merely a fact. We could take the entire GNP of the US and dump it into Africa. Do you really think that you’d see one iota of difference?

The process from nomadic life/dirt farmer to an industrial nation or continent is a complicated convoluted process that takes several centuries to complete. It is easily sidetracked, and without perseverance, fortitude and in some cases blind luck it never ever reaches the stage where a convenient civilized life can flourish to give us science, art, mechanization and the finer things in life.

There seems to be an American liberal human cry to make the whole world like us! I propose that it can’t be done. What was occurring in the dark ages with religion is now occurring in our days by the forcing of political dogma done the throats of those that really don’t want it. We can’t fix a problem that doesn’t want to be fixed.

It’s very much like the wayward son, who in the flower of his youth, decides that the best tactic for life is to do nothing and let Mom and Dad support him, but sooner or later that sugar tit is going to stop.

That same philosophy is prevalent in nations who expect others to support them. The only difference being is that the sugar tit goes on for a longer time. When it comes time to stop, is there a, “Thank you very much for all that has been done”? Not no, but hell no. There is resentment for not giving more and more and more and they secretly despise themselves for being in this take, take, take “trap”.

Prosperity comes from work, work, work not use, use, use. Until we can instill a personal work ethic along with the help that we provide we’ll constantly find ourselves in the same position and crying copious tears over our shortfalls and wailing about how much better we should have done. A prime example is to look at the money that has flowed into Iraq and then find how much has been mysteriously lost! Do we change anything- well no- we just keep dumping money.

The last budget was something like 50 billion for the war in Iraq. How many very bright individuals could we get through college in Math, Physics, Chemistry, and Medical doctors with 50 billion dollars? The 50 billion to Iraq is down the rat hole and provided nothing for our society.

That’s the way to end poverty. Get people smart enough that they can and will take care of themselves. Some in turn will magnanimously spend time helping to train others to help themselves.

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