Comments on: Michael Gerson on the MCA http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/18/michael-gerson-on-the-mca/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Randall V. http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/18/michael-gerson-on-the-mca/#comment-536591 Randall V. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:17:15 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/18/michael-gerson-on-the-mca/#comment-536591 Mr. Gerson, Please no more claptrap about the "generosity of the American people." There was no generosity. Instead money that was taken from the American taxpayer by the implicit threat of force was then spent by do-gooders such as yourself in Africa, rather than in the U.S. The simple fact is that do-gooders such as you are unable to convince the American people to finance your schemes, so you use the government for force people to finance your schemes. I'm sure that the money that is sent to these benighted countries will end up in the same Swiss banks that always receive the loot. Shame on you, and shame on Mr. Bush for this fiasco. Mr. Gerson,
Please no more claptrap about the “generosity of the American people.” There was no generosity. Instead money that was taken from the American taxpayer by the implicit threat of force was then spent by do-gooders such as yourself in Africa, rather than in the U.S. The simple fact is that do-gooders such as you are unable to convince the American people to finance your schemes, so you use the government for force people to finance your schemes. I’m sure that the money that is sent to these benighted countries will end up in the same Swiss banks that always receive the loot. Shame on you, and shame on Mr. Bush for this fiasco.

]]> By: Randall V. http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/18/michael-gerson-on-the-mca/#comment-536590 Randall V. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:12:42 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/18/michael-gerson-on-the-mca/#comment-536590 Mr. Gerson, Mr. Gerson,

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/18/michael-gerson-on-the-mca/#comment-536564 Debbie K Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:11:28 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/18/michael-gerson-on-the-mca/#comment-536564 Thanks so much for posting this piece by Michael Gerson. It is a welcomed, well-reasoned post in support of a greatly underfinded and underappreciated part of the broader strategy to end extreme poverty in the world. I remember when the MCA was first discussed by DATA and then passed into U.S. law in 2003. Many of us had great hopes and dreams for the MCA and of what it could do in encouraging developing countries to increase democracy and transparency in their governments in exchange for money for projects that would improve aspects of those nations' development and infrastructure. We have watched as the heart of the MCA has been threatened to be cut out of federal budgets ever since while we lobby every year for it to retain its full funding. Mr. Gerson is correct - the MCA is a success and I can only hope that with such impassioned support of this program as he writes about here, the future of the MCA is glowing ever more brightly - for Africa's Future and Ours. (smile) Take very good care of each other. Blessings always. ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie :) Thanks so much for posting this piece by Michael Gerson. It is a welcomed, well-reasoned post in support of a greatly underfinded and underappreciated part of the broader strategy to end extreme poverty in the world.

I remember when the MCA was first discussed by DATA and then passed into U.S. law in 2003. Many of us had great hopes and dreams for the MCA and of what it could do in encouraging developing countries to increase democracy and transparency in their governments in exchange for money for projects that would improve aspects of those nations’ development and infrastructure.

We have watched as the heart of the MCA has been threatened to be cut out of federal budgets ever since while we lobby every year for it to retain its full funding.

Mr. Gerson is correct – the MCA is a success and I can only hope that with such impassioned support of this program as he writes about here, the future of the MCA is glowing ever more brightly – for Africa’s Future and Ours. (smile)

Take very good care of each other. Blessings always.

ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE – debbie :)

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