Bassman62 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 We give millions to Africa as aid, can you ever see them helping themselves to improve ?.# £Billions upon £Billions has been poured into Africa over the last 50+ years with little or nothing to show for in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Quite right. So I was. I must be more ill than I thought. So the cost of foreign aid is, in fact, considerably less than Bassman was making out. bassman in "Doesn't understand the issue" shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman62 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 and all the other rich countries are in a similer debt? and we're still far far richer than the countries we're giving aid to? According to a recent comment by the chancellor we're on the verge of bankruptcy. Charity begins at home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 What charities do you support bassman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman62 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 bassman in "Doesn't understand the issue" shock. I fully understand that we're cutting benefits to our own vulnerable and needy but still sending massive amounts abroad. What is it that you constantly want decent British people to be branded racist just because they object to their money being sent abroad, money that is being slashed from their benefits/allownces fundings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman62 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 What charities do you support bassman? Does that have any significance to this thread, is so please state how. Also any charities that I do support I do so at my choice and not someone spending my money for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Why don't you ever answer a straight question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 According to a recent comment by the chancellor we're on the verge of bankruptcy. Charity begins at home! That would explain why we spend 99.3% of our money at home and only 0.7% of it abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 According to a recent comment by the chancellor we're on the verge of bankruptcy. Charity begins at home! No we're not. Current government debt interest payments are £42 billion pa (that is too much - we can't go on increasing it and we need to reduce it). Government spending is £690 billion pa. How many here spend less than 10% of their income / benefits on mortgage / rent / credit card bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman62 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 No we're not. Current government debt interest payments are £42 billion pa (that is too much - we can't go on increasing it and we need to reduce it). Government spending is £690 billion pa. How many here spend less than 10% of their income / benefits on mortgage / rent / credit card bills? Obviously you're better informed than the chancellor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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