AIDS expenditures and Nation States

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by Archaea

I'm speaking about US spending on AIDS research which far exceeds cancer even though cancer deaths are about twelve times greater. We should address local problems before world problems.

OK. But as the wealthiest nation on earth, do you think we have any responsibility (moral obligation, whatever) to help the poorest nations on the earth deal with a crisis that completely dwarfs anything we have ever faced?

We will always have local problems. At what point would you look beyond our borders?

Are you supportive of our effort to bring democracy to the Iraqi people? I dare bet we have spent far more on that effort than we have spent to solve the crisis in Africa. I am not saying democracy is not important nor do I want to get into a debate over which is more important. But the fact of the matter is, we are already sending a fortune beyond our borders. It's partly a question of allocation.

Ah shoot, I should give this thread up. I am starting to repeat myself. And it just occured to me that whole debate started with Lingo calling Hoya an "asswipe". Yikes.