tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post8599885706235205433..comments2023-10-31T05:37:16.659-07:00Comments on A Guy in the Pew: Does Foreign Aid Work?Chuck Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417638725063186710noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post-40924990809738126382007-07-20T07:10:00.000-07:002007-07-20T07:10:00.000-07:00One of the problems with foreign aid is that we gi...One of the problems with foreign aid is that we give it to the wrong people. We tend to give aid to governments because we think that governments will give it to their people. This is often not the case. One of the poorest populations is the Palestinians. How did Arafat die so wealthy while his people were so poor? One of the biggest problems with foreign aid is tyrannical governments that use the aid as a weapon against those that oppose them or use it to enrich themselves.<BR/><BR/>Until this is changed, foreign aid will never really benefit other countries.<BR/><BR/>YBIC,<BR/>Phil SnyderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com