[Rhodes22-list] Brad's Candidate Big Al delete this political comment

[Brad Haslett]

Ed,

Don't get me started.  Here's a bill that was re-introduced in the Senate
yesterday by the Messiah. It basically is a tax on the US GDP to be
administered by the UN to eradicate poverty.  Personally, I'd say the model
China and India are following working pretty well.  We seem to be heading in
the opposite direction, the only question now is the speed.

Brad

-from the "Ogasmics" Senate web site:

Obama, Hagel, Cantwell, Smith Hail Committee Passage of the Global Poverty
Act Wednesday, February 13, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Michael Ortiz (Obama), Jordan Stark (Hagel), Ciaran Clayton
(Cantwell), or Derrick Crowe (Smith)

*Legislation would aim to cut extreme global poverty in half by 2015*

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE),
and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) today hailed the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee's passage of the Global Poverty Act (
S.2433), which requires the President to develop and implement a
comprehensive policy to cut extreme global poverty in half by 2015 through
aid, trade, debt relief, and coordination with the international community,
businesses and NGOs. This legislation was introduced in December. Smith and
Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) sponsored the House version of the bill (
H.R. 1302), which passed the House last September.

"With billions of people living on just dollars a day around the world,
global poverty remains one of the greatest challenges and tragedies the
international community faces," said Senator Obama. "It must be a priority
of American foreign policy to commit to eliminating extreme poverty and
ensuring every child has food, shelter, and clean drinking water. As we
strive to rebuild America's standing in the world, this important bill will
demonstrate our promise and commitment to those in the developing world. Our
commitment to the global economy must extend beyond trade agreements that
are more about increasing corporate profits than about helping workers and
small farmers everywhere. I commend Chairman Biden and Ranking Member Lugar
for supporting this bill and moving it forward quickly."

"Poverty, hunger, and disease will be among the most serious challenges
confronting the world in the 21st century," Senator Hagel said. "This
legislation provides the President of the United States the framework and
resources to help implement a comprehensive policy to reduce global poverty.
It is the human condition that has always driven the great events of
history. This is a responsibility of all citizens of the world."

"Global poverty directly impacts our national security. We must rally
private sector and government resources to eliminate extreme global poverty
and to fight global disease." said Senator Cantwell. "With more than
1.1billion men, women and children throughout the world living on less
than $1
a day, it is of the utmost importance to make sure these people get the help
they need and push for sustainable economic growth. We need to do more to
save lives in the poorest countries and extend our hand to people in need."

"Global poverty is one of the greatest moral and security challenges facing
the world today. Nearly 2.7 billion people live on less than $2 a day and
close to a billion live on less than $1 a day. This bill represents a major
advance in our effort to address global poverty. After introducing this
measure in the House for the past several years, I am pleased to see the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee take significant steps toward its final
passage," Congressman Smith said.

For years, America has committed to improving the lives of the world's
poorest people. In 2000, the U.S. joined more than 180 countries at the
United Nations Millennium Summit and vowed to reduce global poverty by 2015.
We are halfway towards this deadline, and it is time the United States makes
it a priority of our foreign policy to meet this goal and help those who are
struggling day to day.

*The Global Poverty Act:*

   - Declares it official U.S. policy to promote the reduction of global
   poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of
   the Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme global poverty in half by
   2015.
   - Requires the President to develop and implement a comprehensive
   strategy to carry out that policy.
   - Includes guidelines for what the strategy should include - from aid,
   trade, and debt relief, to working with the international community,
   businesses and NGOs, to ensuring environmental sustainability.
   - Requires that the President's strategy include specific and
   measurable goals, efforts to be undertaken, benchmarks, and timetables.


   - Requires the President to report back to Congress on progress made
   in the implementation of the global poverty strategy.

The legislation is supported by a broad range of groups, including Bread for
the World, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, CARE, Oxfam
America, Habitat for Humanity International, National Wildlife Federation,
Sierra Club, United Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ), the Borgen Project, United Methodist General Board of Church and
Society, RESULTS, Micah Challenge USA, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America.


On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

>
> Brad's Candidate (he has said so in post to this forum)  will finance some
> of
> his programs by selling carbon credits.  Imagine financing the government
> out thin air...  It takes a Harvard Law degree to finance something out of
> thin air...
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> "You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating
> jellybeans."
> Ronald Reagan
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