Tuesday, February 5, 2013

WHY ARE WE BORROWING THEN GIVING IT AWAY?


Submitted by: Lady E

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, MOBILE PRESS REGISTER (Alabama)

Someone please tell me what's wrong with the people who run this country, Democrats and Republicans alike.
We're "broke" and can't help our own seniors, veterans, orphans, homeless, poor, and unemployed.
In the last years, we have provided direct cash aid to Hamas, $351 million; Libya, $1.45 billion; Egypt, $397 million; Mexico, $622 million; Russia, $380 million, Haiti, $1.4 billion; Jordan, $463 million, and on and on and on. We've spent nearly $14 billion dollars and many of those people still hate us!

Our retired seniors living on a "fixed income" receive no aid. In fact, there are many in our Congress who wish to cut those "fixed incomes." Nor do they get any breaks while our government and religious organizations pour hundreds of billions of dollars and tons of food into foreign countries!
We have hundreds of adoptable children who are shoved aside to make room for the adoption of foreign orphans.
We have homeless without shelter, children going to bed hungry, workers without jobs, elderly going without needed medication, mentally ill without treatment, etc.
Yet they have a "benefit" to raise millions for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations, ships and planes lining up with food, water, tents, clothes, bedding, doctors, and medical supplies.
Where were those resources for Joplin, Mo., Tuscaloosa, Ala, and Adairsville, Ga.?
Paul Diamond
Foley

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