Another country heard from

[alw 0]

This is an interesting take on the Bail out/Rescue bill.

From France24

""This is not our crisis!"

Bertrand Kpogo is a Beninese blogger and a Web-site administrator.

At the last UN General Assembly, Beninese President Yayi Boni made it known to President Bush that he didn't think it normal to release so many billions of dollars in aid for this crisis. Many Beninese think that this money could be used to help us get out of the food crisis instead. "

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[quade 3]

Actually, he's right.

Just the $150 billion in earmarks that went along with the bailout could have easily fed most of the starving in Africa for quite awhile.

Hell the GDP of Benin is what; $9 billion?

It makes us look like idiots to be spending money this way.

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[rhys 0]

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It makes us look like idiots to be spending money this way.

That was said as if there was a possibility the the bailout is not idiotic?

That money will be soaked up in a heartbeat by greedy assholes with little if any benifit, while many millions don't even have decent water to drink. let alone any food to eat.

The fat cats are scamming the lot of us.

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[Squeak 17]

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It makes us look like idiots to be spending money this way.

if you think that, THAT, is what makes you look like idiots you are just not paying attention

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[quade 3]

Ok . . . it's AMONG the things.

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[jdfreefly 1]

I don't think I would say we are spending it...more like printing it.

Big difference...HUGE.

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