Hooray for One.org!!!!!!!!!
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Grassroots, baby.
Here you go, all the pessimists.
"Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted not only to protect the $1 billion that was in jeopardy, but went even one step further and allocated an additional $450 million to fighting global poverty in 2007. This is the largest amount ever committed by the United States to fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, three of the world's most devastating diseases. "
"This is the first step in an almost unbelievable turn of events that wouldn't have been possible without you. Literally hundreds of thousands of lives will be saved because of ONE members' advocacy. You sent over 200,000 letters in January alone - and 142 members of Congress signed on to the Durbin-Brownback and Lee-Shays "Dear Colleague" letters. Here is what Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) had to say about your efforts:
Although there have been remarkable achievements in combating HIV/AIDS in Africa and around the world, the truth is we've not yet been able to keep pace with its spread. I am grateful for the assistance of the ONE Campaign in support of the Lee-Shays letter requesting additional funding for programs to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. 92 members of congress signed the letter and we couldn't have done it without the ONE Campaign."
All because a bunch of us pushed our pens and keys on the keyboard.
Thanks to anyone that helped with this!
Here you go, all the pessimists.
"Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted not only to protect the $1 billion that was in jeopardy, but went even one step further and allocated an additional $450 million to fighting global poverty in 2007. This is the largest amount ever committed by the United States to fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, three of the world's most devastating diseases. "
"This is the first step in an almost unbelievable turn of events that wouldn't have been possible without you. Literally hundreds of thousands of lives will be saved because of ONE members' advocacy. You sent over 200,000 letters in January alone - and 142 members of Congress signed on to the Durbin-Brownback and Lee-Shays "Dear Colleague" letters. Here is what Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) had to say about your efforts:
Although there have been remarkable achievements in combating HIV/AIDS in Africa and around the world, the truth is we've not yet been able to keep pace with its spread. I am grateful for the assistance of the ONE Campaign in support of the Lee-Shays letter requesting additional funding for programs to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. 92 members of congress signed the letter and we couldn't have done it without the ONE Campaign."
All because a bunch of us pushed our pens and keys on the keyboard.
Thanks to anyone that helped with this!
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
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...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
Isn't that what they're doing?
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No, they are donating their time to make Congress pass bills to end poverty using tax money.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
Money well spent. By each and every tax payer.
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Maybe so, but that's not my point.
I do not believe in forced charity. People should help if they want or not if they don't.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
Americans are charactarized by their willingness to help. It doesn't seem so unusal that their collective tax would reflect that.
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Apparently, you fight it by demanding that other people spend their money on it.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
If you think this is the reason why the money was allocated, you must be wearing blinders..... doesn't Bono and other "celebrities" support and rally for ONE.org???? As said, feel good politics
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i really don't have a problem with that. i pay way too much in taxes, and they waste way too much of it for me to get upset about this. but i just don't understand why people think this is going to accomplish anything other than making some people feel good about trying to help. when you have gov'ts that oppress their people, how is your tax money gonna feed them?
True, but I'm questioning why ONE's methodology is to just demand that other people work and pay to end poverty. Why don't they just spend their money and time with the people who are in poverty now?
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
Geez, you guys just WANT to find a reason to sit on your butts and bitch about something.
Yeah, what if the tax money went to help fight poverty and not fund the war. That would really suck.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
What if the tax money went back into the pockets of the taxpayers who could then decide what cause they wanted that money to go to? That would suck too. Some organizations would probably be held to a higher level of accountability.
I'd rather unwillingly help end poverty than unwillingly help war.
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How is the money being spent to end poverty directly?
Me too. But I don't like being forced to do either.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
without poverty, i believe we'd have way fewer civil wars/terrorist attacks (not all terrorist attacks, just fewer)/less social welfare, etc.
in the long run, society would save money by preventing poverty, just like it would save money by preventive health care. free markets are great for markets, you just can't hold every situation in the same regard in my opinion.