On Feb 4, 2009, at 11:00 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Not particularly true.
What is not true?
Statistics have shown there is enough food produced in the world to
feed everyone.
Agreed
The problem is with distribution. Also very HUGE problem corrupt
governments that would rather their populace die than allow them the
needed food.
Agreed - with the caveat that part of the distribution problem is that
in some areas the locals can not price compete with subsidized
imported food, and so leave the farms and head for the cities.
Case in point, Ethiopia in the 80's. Everyone remembers the outcry
for all the starving people in Ethiopia and the Band Aid and the
albums produced to get food aid over there.
Remember Sam Kinison? "Get in the trucks - you live in a freaking
desert - we are taking you to where the food is" I laughed so hard I
cried.
What is not talked about is how much food went over there and how
little of it got to those needing it. A good portion was stolen and
confiscated by the leaders of the country and then resold for their
benefit.
It was widely discussed, just not by the rock stars to did a gig and
moved on.
Our church body has an Aid program that sends goods and aid overseas
for disasters. (One of the higher rated agencies) One of the things
we insist on is having someone on the ground where the aid is going
to oversee what is transpiring. Helps make sure things get where
they are supposed to better.
Good for them. I used to give to some church groups. I stopped when
it became clear that the child / family I was supposedly helping never
saw a dime of the aid I gave. I trust yours is better run.
Stewart
At 09:23 AM 2/4/2009, you wrote:
And yet they do this because it is clear that their own publics would
not support paying market prices directly. And it also helps keep
third world farmers at starvation level because they can not compete
with European (and American) subsidized agriculture. Good job. Oh,
and then we send tons of food aid, further crashing what market price
for food there was, and empowering the thugs who gain control of the
food aid.
Great system you got there Tom.
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