| WHERE Did You Say You Sent My Money? | | | | So, we are looking at at least $30 billion of your |
| Jews have always been suckers for anyone or any | | | | money, Mr. and Mrs. Liberal Jewish Contributors to |
| organization that holds out a tin cup. You'll always see | | | | Charities, going to the above places. How many of |
| Jewish names at the top of donor lists, and this is a | | | | them would you approve, if you had that option? |
| good thing. Giving to charities is an opportunity for | | | | Probably not many, especially when you factor in the |
| people to feel good about themselves, as well as | | | | findings by independent observers that much of this |
| maybe saving an Ethiopian kid's life. | | | | money never gets to where it was supposed to go, |
| I remember being on a New York City subway, in the | | | | but ends up in foreign government officials' secret |
| dead of winter, and opposite me sat an elderly black | | | | bank accounts. |
| guy, with gray hair and beard, clearly not a member of | | | | Now, let's go for the jugular. If our government knows |
| a Country Club, and definitely in need of anything that | | | | that a great deal of this "aid" money doesn't aid |
| would keep him warm. He was shivering. Even though | | | | anyone but corrupt officials, why do we keep doing it? |
| the subway car was heated, the cold having gotten all | | | | Here are the definitions of two words that will set you |
| the way to the marrow of his bones. | | | | thinking: |
| With no conscious thought behind it, I found that I had | | | | DEFINITION OF CHARITY |
| gotten up and crossed the aisle between us and | | | | 1. Provision of help or relief to the poor; almsgiving. |
| wrapped my scarf around his neck. I said not a word | | | | 2. Something given to help the needy; alms. |
| to him and he not one to me. Our eyes met for a | | | | 3. An institution, organization, or fund established to help |
| second, no more, probably less, and that was it. I went | | | | the needy. |
| back to my seat and the train continued on its rumbling | | | | 4. Benevolence or generosity toward others or toward |
| way. Years later I thought about that incident, and | | | | humanity. |
| realized that it must have been something my mother | | | | DEFINITION OF BRIBERY |
| taught me that made me do what I did that day. | | | | 1. Something, such as money or a favor, offered or |
| I think Jewish mothers automatically teach their kids to | | | | given to a person in a position of trust to influence that |
| be concerned about others' welfare. It's the Chicken | | | | person's views or conduct. |
| Soup syndrome. This has spawned generations of | | | | 2. Something serving to influence or persuade. |
| what have become Liberal Democratic Jews, who | | | | Foreign Aid only makes sense if you call it what it is, |
| automatically cross aisles to do good for others. The | | | | which is Bribery, which is intended to hold the recipient |
| problem comes in when their donations are made by | | | | countries hostage, to make them follow "suggested" |
| the government, of THEIR money, and without any | | | | U.S. government policies, or the money stops. One |
| input from them. The money they have worked hard | | | | would have hoped that a president elected on a |
| for, ends up in many cases, far from where it was | | | | campaign slogan of "Change," might have changed this |
| intended to go, and for reasons they would never | | | | corrupt situation, but no hope or help there, |
| approve. | | | | unfortunately. Apparently, he is rubber stamping this |
| For example, our foreign aid budget for 2009, the first | | | | program, as he has done with so many other Bush |
| year of the Obama Democratic Administration, breaks | | | | programs. |
| down like this. This is an incomplete list, but for our | | | | The only hope for even a small change lies with you, |
| purposes, it'll do: | | | | the liberal Jewish Charity givers. Take notice where |
| Virtually all of this money is used to buy weapons (up | | | | your money is going, and for what, and scream like hell |
| to 75% made in the U.S.). | | | | if you're not happy about it. Long term, it is to be hoped |
| 1. Beginning in 2009, the U.S. plans to give $30 billion | | | | that you will also set aside your knee jerk support for |
| over 10 years. | | | | horrendous policies of our liberal governments, and |
| 2. Egypt $1.7 billion $1.3 billion to buy weapons; $103 | | | | start thinking for yourselves. |
| million for education; $74 million for health care; $45 | | | | What I've found to be the key to unlocking the |
| million to promote civic participation and human rights. | | | | mysteries of many subjects is asking the right |
| 3. Pakistan $798 million $330 million for security efforts, | | | | question(s). It is usually the unasked one that THEY |
| including military-equipment upgrades and border | | | | don't want you to notice. For example, on foreign aid, |
| security; $20 million for infrastructure. | | | | our elected rulers will grudgingly address your |
| 4. Jordan $688 million $326 million to fight terrorism and | | | | questions on how much and where your money is |
| promote regional stability through equipment upgrades | | | | going. What they will hate to hear from you is you |
| and training; $163 million cash payment to the Jordanian | | | | questioning the entire basis for foreign aid, when we |
| government. | | | | have malnourished children in America, and our |
| 5. Kenya $586 million $501 million to fight HIV/AIDS | | | | farmers selling their land to developers because they |
| through drug treatment and abstinence education and | | | | can't support their families by farming anymore, and |
| to combat malaria; $15 million for agricultural | | | | schools without equipment with which to properly |
| development; $5.4 million for programs that promote | | | | teach the kids, and homeless families living in a car, or |
| government accountability. | | | | on the street. |
| 6. South Africa $574 million $557 million to fight TB and | | | | When you watch those TV ads created by admirable |
| HIV/AIDS; $3 million for education. | | | | private charities that DO keep Ethiopian kids from |
| 7. Mexico $551 million | | | | starving, the twelve-year-olds' on-screen tears could |
| 8. Colombia $541 million | | | | just as easily be those of a kid in Chicago, but Chicago |
| 9. Nigeria $491 million | | | | is not on the aid list because we don't have to bribe |
| 10. Sudan $479 million | | | | them to let the government establish a military base |
| *Source: Estimates based on figures and documents | | | | there. And you sent my money WHERE? |
| from the U.S. Department of State. | | | | |