Check out this well written op-ed piece published in The Columbus Dispatch, by Columbus Oxfam Action Corps volunteer, Nancy Prindle!Way to go Nancy!
Fighting poverty vital to U.S. interests
Sunday, June 5, 2011 03:12 AM
The Associated Press article “Public wants its entitlements” in the May 24 Dispatch demonstrated the political backlash that can arise when a powerful group of voters feels vulnerable.
Talk about cutting spending in the abstract is easy. What’s hard is making a reduction that affects a particular constituency.
The budget passed by the U.S. House would reduce U.S. foreign assistance by almost 20 percent, with the lion’s share coming out of programs that could help the poor in developing nations become more productive, more food-secure and less dependent upon future food aid.
We would be smarter and safer and more fiscally responsible to help those folks help themselves.
Global poverty-fighting aid makes up less than 1 percent of the entire federal budget. These cuts would have a devastating impact on the poor.
I hope our Ohio representatives and senators make smart choices that can build a more prosperous and secure world for everyone, not just those with the loudest voices or strongest lobby.
NANCY PRINDLE
Radnor
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