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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate

For the guy above that said "Make Poverty History" is like "Make it Sunny Everyday", nothing could be further from the truth. I wear my "Make Poverty History" wristband every day only to promote others to act... I personally have two foster children through Plan Canada, have donated large sums to Engineers Without Borders, have attended and aided many MPH events and locally I have volunteered with food banks and soup kitchens. Are you saying what I am doing is horribly, horribly wrong because it's a futile endeavor?

I am saying that there is no economic system that will allow for poverty to become history. If your slogan was "Help those less fortunate" then fine, but that doesn't appear to be the case. I don't have anything against being active in your community and helping those in need around you. My issue is when it comes to people getting upset that we don't send enough foreign aid to other countries. I'm not really sure why people are so intent to line the pockets of warlords and corrupt government officials.

Now I realize that's the kind of stuff that certain people here are against. Calgaryborn has outright said this kind of stuff costs too much. Personally, I look at the suffering of others here and around the world call for action, damn the cost. Someone I can't see Pearson's .7% bankrupting the nation.

I think that in many cases, simply throwing money at causes does little to solve anything (other than make some people feel better about themselves). I'll admit that I don't know a great deal about MPH, but my fear with many of these organizations is that they are really just a front for an anti-capitalist agenda. At least that often seems to be the case. If I've misunderstood the main cause as being wealth redistribution, then I apologize.