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My experience is this: I have worked with the "altruism" arms of several countries.

I have also worked with several gay "private" "charities" which were developed ostensibly to aid AIDS victims. They were really designed to fleece pockets.

Altruism in governmental terms is one of a number chimeras. It's a mirage.

Government has fiscal responsibilities toward its taxpayers. Ours is failing miserably, and most other regimes have as well.

The Marshall Plan was ingenious, as was Douglas McArthur (sp?).

We have no glorious plan with a Endgame. Hence I oppose altruism, at the governmental level, not at the private funding level, because we have no EndGame.

There must be a plan for expenditure with some expected return by a certain date.