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Strategies & Market Trends : Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony,
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To: Richard Miller who wrote (32678)4/24/1999 7:29:00 PM
From: peter michaelson  Read Replies (2) of 122087
 
Richard:

The sad truth is that neither the American people nor any other peoples wish to help those poorer than themselves if the cost is substantial.

There are hundreds of millions of people in this world who are malnourished or ill due to lack of money. 25,000 kids under the age of five die every day in this world, in the absence of war.

Currently, many Americans are reacting strongly to the Kosovo situation because we see it and feel it. However, the dire needs have been there all along in many places throughout the world.

Through the political process, we, as a nation, have decided how much we wish to help others. Our foreign assistance budget is peanuts on a per capita basis compared with all other industrialized nations.

I have always thought this is wrong and I still do, but it is useful to recognize the facts. There will be a groundswell of support for immediate help for some people which will result in a little more assistance of a temporary nature. Then the groundswell will fade, and 25,000 kids a day will continue to perish.

I applaud what Anthony is doing and all those who help even one person worse off than themselves. But it is unrealistic to expect this nation to dramatically change its willingness to take in refugees or increase assistance. We have faced and made that decision hundreds of times, and neither we nor other nations will changes their ways quickly.

I applaud anyone who works to change this attitude, but it is a long, hard, and demoralizing task.

Peter
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