Ever heard of Burkina Faso?

A tiny country in Africa – the U.S. Government is spending $5M tax dollars this year to reduce child labor in Burkina Faso cotton farming and informal artisanal gold mining industries. Meanwhile back home at the ranch, about 15 million children live below the federal poverty level. Yep, 21% of all children in the U.S. are living in poverty. Unemployment is still through the roof but our illustrious government can still put its paws on money to ship overseas for questionable grants. When is the U.S. going to quit sending money to these backward countries where it is just siphoned off by corrupt government “officials” with very little (if any) going to the intended purpose.

nochain wrote:A tiny country in Africa – the U.S. Government is spending $5M tax dollars this year to reduce child labor in Burkina Faso cotton farming and informal artisanal gold mining industries. Meanwhile back home at the ranch, about 15 million children live below the federal poverty level. Yep, 21% of all children in the U.S. are living in poverty. Unemployment is still through the roof but our illustrious government can still put its paws on money to ship overseas for questionable grants. When is the U.S. going to quit sending money to these backward countries where it is just siphoned off by corrupt government “officials” with very little (if any) going to the intended purpose.

Remember how the democrats screamed that Reagan..Bush..and Bush were out of touch and created conditions that increased the numbers of poor/homeless people?...Look at the numbers under this administration...This is an area that there is agreement with Ron Paul and others...not only should we be the police of the world and nation builders but we need to close off the bailouts/stimulus packages to other nations...We send the money...the corrupt leaders live like kings while the people starve...and yet we think we've accomplished something all the while ignoring the needs here in our own backyards...