Comments on: Obama administration scales back on AIDS response

By: Timothy (TRiG)

Timothy (TRiG) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:32:45 +0000

Mark, spend cheap on healthcare, or spend expensive on defence. Your choice. Well actually, no, not your choice. Thank goodness.

Development aid is in direct service of international stability and goodwill. It’s a good thing.

TRiG.

By: Emily K

Emily K — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:07:29 +0000

And what exactly makes this a gay-related issue? I thought AIDS (especially in Africa) was NOT a “gay disease.”

By: Burr

Burr — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:08:27 +0000

Foreign aid sounds great, but too often gets squandered by corruption, or comes with inane political strings attached (like you referenced with Bush).

And I do have to say, there is definitely more bang for the buck in treating those other basic things being pointed at now besides AIDS.

It’s a tough position, really, but if you really believe in it you ought to donate yourself.

By: Kate Zeiss

Kate Zeiss — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:03:36 +0000

This might shed some light on how this is playing out – not a bad tactic, IMO.

http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=columnists&sc=holding_the_center&id=88480

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:50:57 +0000

People here may not like my libertarian position, but American tax money should not be going overseas. We have enough unsolved problems in our own country.

Of course, those who want to make private donations for international charity are free to do so.