Re: a dumb query? pls humor me

On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 02:14:22AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:

I would be a little bit less torqued about foreign aid and a lot more
sympathetic to the cause if the aid we were exporting wasn't a better deal
than what we keep. Did you know Iraq has national healthcare, and it's
currently paid for by US tax dollars?

Iraq also does not have a functioning economy. Now, you might argue
that providing National healthcare is simply getting them addicted to
it. Which I think is true. However, I think that in this case it is
the right thing to do. It would be nice if there were a better way, but
I doubt there is. Of course, once US aid stops, they will need to
decide if they want to keep paying for it themselves.

Regards,

-Roberto
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