Comments on: Alert! 7 Days to Save Billions in Funding http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Angela http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536847 Angela Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:39:55 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536847 We cant we as one of the greatest nations in the international community help our own as well as others. We are a nation that has always boasted its desire to help others. Why should we stop now? Just because our country is in need, we are not superior to others. As Bono stated, where we live should not determine whether we live or whether we die. Embrace this idea. Remember, in the prehistoric times, there was Pangea- we were all one country. Keep this in mind. While we are separated by water now, we were not before. We are all one in the same. We cant we as one of the greatest nations in the international community help our own as well as others. We are a nation that has always boasted its desire to help others. Why should we stop now? Just because our country is in need, we are not superior to others. As Bono stated, where we live should not determine whether we live or whether we die. Embrace this idea. Remember, in the prehistoric times, there was Pangea- we were all one country. Keep this in mind. While we are separated by water now, we were not before. We are all one in the same.

]]> By: Adam Rosen http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536826 Adam Rosen Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:17:45 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536826 Hello to all of my new fellow ONE supporters. I was initially turned on to the campaign by U2 and just joined up today. To John Galuppo I say yes we sure as hell can afford to help others WHILE helping ourselves. Every minute that passes innocent children are dying overseas...we cant afford to wait until all of our own problems are solved any country that allocates more money to building bombs than helping feed the homeless needs to get its priorities in check...so to congress i say unclench your fist for once and lend a hand...we already have enough arms to kill every person on the planet 50 times over...maybe its finally time to stop thinking of new ways to kill each other and start figuring out new ways to help each other ..we're all on this rock together peace, love and ONE ~ adam Hello to all of my new fellow ONE supporters. I was initially turned on to the campaign by U2 and just joined up today.

To John Galuppo I say yes we sure as hell can afford to help others WHILE helping ourselves. Every minute that passes innocent children are dying overseas…we cant afford to wait until all of our own problems are solved

any country that allocates more money to building bombs than helping feed the homeless needs to get its priorities in check…so to congress i say unclench your fist for once and lend a hand…we already have enough arms to kill every person on the planet 50 times over…maybe its finally time to stop thinking of new ways to kill each other and start figuring out new ways to help each other ..we’re all on this rock together

peace, love and ONE ~ adam

]]> By: Debra Goldenberg http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536825 Debra Goldenberg Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:32:35 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536825 Glad you joined, freerice is a very cool site! It has a handy link I just found to what I mentioned above, how much countries are giving to international aid: http://www.poverty.com/internationalaid.html The US is almost at the bottom, 1/100 of a percent ahead of Greece! Glad you joined, freerice is a very cool site! It has a handy link I just found to what I mentioned above, how much countries are giving to international aid:

http://www.poverty.com/internationalaid.html

The US is almost at the bottom, 1/100 of a percent ahead of Greece!

]]> By: Melissa Lewis - Off The Wall http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536824 Melissa Lewis - Off The Wall Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:17:43 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536824 I just came to this blog for the first time. Found you by starting out on FREERICE.COM. I'm glad I found it so that I could have the opportunity to sign this petition. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to get our involved and help in a small way...just by signing our name. I just came to this blog for the first time. Found you by starting out on FREERICE.COM. I’m glad I found it so that I could have the opportunity to sign this petition. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to get our involved and help in a small way…just by signing our name.

]]> By: Debra Goldenberg http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536819 Debra Goldenberg Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:11:28 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536819 I second what Max wrote, and consider also that 1) the US is spending over $700 million PER DAY in Iraq, reaching 3 TRILLION total by current estimates, so apparently we have money to put into overseas projects (providing humanitarian aid has a strategic value, as well, in promoting a healthy, stable society that will not breed terrorists) and 2) we ARE helping ourselves, to a nice check of $600 per person from the Congress and the IRS so we can "stimulate the economy"; that is two year's worth of income for 1 billion of the world's population. The stimulus package will cost $168 billion, and the amount we send for foreign development and poverty assistance is around $15 billlion, a smaller percentage of our GNP than any other rich country. I second what Max wrote, and consider also that 1) the US is spending over $700 million PER DAY in Iraq, reaching 3 TRILLION total by current estimates, so apparently we have money to put into overseas projects (providing humanitarian aid has a strategic value, as well, in promoting a healthy, stable society that will not breed terrorists) and 2) we ARE helping ourselves, to a nice check of $600 per person from the Congress and the IRS so we can “stimulate the economy”; that is two year’s worth of income for 1 billion of the world’s population. The stimulus package will cost $168 billion, and the amount we send for foreign development and poverty assistance is around $15 billlion, a smaller percentage of our GNP than any other rich country.

]]> By: Max Ricketts http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536788 Max Ricketts Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:51:28 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536788 I think a lot of people don't quite understand how good we have it in the United States. We give less than 1% of our country's income to help places in economic strife such as Africa. Not to mention the majority of problems abroad are the results of the environment and old colonial influence. Before you think our country needs to hold on to all of our tax dollars please travel to Africa first hand and realize those people there are helpless in their circumstances. I think a lot of people don’t quite understand how good we have it in the United States. We give less than 1% of our country’s income to help places in economic strife such as Africa. Not to mention the majority of problems abroad are the results of the environment and old colonial influence. Before you think our country needs to hold on to all of our tax dollars please travel to Africa first hand and realize those people there are helpless in their circumstances.

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536786 Debbie K Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:06:21 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536786 I've signed this petition and I encourage everyONE who reads this to SIGN THE PETITION also. So much for all those in Congress who we whiteband and then turn right around and support cuts to essential programs like those in the International Affairs budget that fight extreme poverty. We must always remember to be in their world - but not of it. Let's really work hard during the next week AS ONE to save this $4 billion in funding to save hundreds of thousands of lives and futures in Africa. Their lives are just as precious as ours. Take very good care, my friends. Blessings - not just for those who kneel. ALWAYS ONE in the Spirit, debbie :) I’ve signed this petition and I encourage everyONE who reads this to SIGN THE PETITION also.

So much for all those in Congress who we whiteband and then turn right around and support cuts to essential programs like those in the International Affairs budget that fight extreme poverty.

We must always remember to be in their world – but not of it.

Let’s really work hard during the next week AS ONE to save this $4 billion in funding to save hundreds of thousands of lives and futures in Africa. Their lives are just as precious as ours.

Take very good care, my friends. Blessings – not just for those who kneel.

ALWAYS ONE in the Spirit, debbie :)

]]> By: John galuppo http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536784 John galuppo Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:06:18 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/07/alert-7-days-to-save-billions-in-funding/#comment-536784 Why are we talking about sending any money overseas when we have a plethora of problems at home. We can't help others until we help ourselves. Listen to David Walker, Comptroller governor of the US and head of the GAO, he's been telling us about the problem with our national debt. Look at our economy and the value of the dollar. Don't take money from everyone in the US and give it to foreign aid. Keep the money with the people and they can donate if they wish. It's unfair to hold the american public responsible for other country's problems when we are in desperate need of help ourselves. Why are we talking about sending any money overseas when we have a plethora of problems at home. We can’t help others until we help ourselves. Listen to David Walker, Comptroller governor of the US and head of the GAO, he’s been telling us about the problem with our national debt. Look at our economy and the value of the dollar. Don’t take money from everyone in the US and give it to foreign aid. Keep the money with the people and they can donate if they wish. It’s unfair to hold the american public responsible for other country’s problems when we are in desperate need of help ourselves.

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