>Agreed. Many religions promote charity, but even the Bible points out that it is kinder to teach people to provide for themselves.
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>I must observe that some of these "wealthy" people do have some say over what happens in factories. Despotic, corrupt governments may know no better, but we should not have to tell our Corporates that we'd prefer workers to be paid a wage that allows them to educate their children so they can lift themselves out of poverty- particularly when it apparently costs $5 to manufacture the pair of trainers sold in a shop for $125...

I think we are talking about 2 different issues: U.S. government aid to foreign countries, and U.S. corporations manufacturing goods in other countries. My point was about the U.S. government aid to foreign countries.