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Originally Posted by Livia

We give more in aid than any other country except the USA. So it astounds me that the first thing I read on this forum is Withano claiming we are the most corrupt nation in the world and that only Foreign Aid is saving us. What complete and utter bullsh1t. When people knock out country it just demonstrates a profounbd lack of knowledge.

Why are some countries still in need of aid? Because despite decades of cash they still can't sort themselves out because of civil and religious war, because the leader is feeding cash straight into his treasury, or maybe buying himself a new private jet. We've been digging wells in Africa since Victorian times and yet we're still seeing adverts about how kids are having to drink water than animals have pissed in.

While we have people sleeping on our streets and dying because they have to choose between turning on the heat and eating, then no money should go abroad. If people want to donate personally, knock yourself out.