Comments on: Are our first world country pets more important than third world starving children? http://www.mobiles4development.com/are-our-first-world-country-pets-more-important-than-third-world-starving-children/ Helping the third world Develop Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Camren Bright http://www.mobiles4development.com/are-our-first-world-country-pets-more-important-than-third-world-starving-children/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Camren Bright Tue, 13 May 2008 02:40:36 +0000 http://www.mobiles4development.com/are-our-first-world-country-pets-more-important-than-third-world-starving-children/#comment-423 Yes, my dog is more important to me than any kids in the third world, and that is true for deveral very good reasons. First of all those companies that advertise on TV pay their CEO's 300K a year. Only about 1/4 of the money you send ever reaches that country. After it gets there it lines the pockets of the rich. Only a few pennies of that $50 will buy anything for the child. Secondly, when you give money, you only make the situation worse. You take away their reason to work for themselves. I have seen that in the USA many times. My friends that grew up with everything can hardly function as adults. I had barely food to eat when I grew up. I managed to work my way through college on my own. Thirdly, the government's of those countries are making a fortune off people, like you, sending money. They have a vested interest in keeping the children poor so that they can keep photographing them and suckering you into sending money. Keep in mind that for some of those countries their biggest export is photographs of starving children. The government officials have palaces and drive expensive cars thanks to people like yourself. Yes, my dog is more important to me than any kids in the third world, and that is true for deveral very good reasons.

First of all those companies that advertise on TV pay their CEO’s 300K a year. Only about 1/4 of the money you send ever reaches that country. After it gets there it lines the pockets of the rich. Only a few pennies of that $50 will buy anything for the child.

Secondly, when you give money, you only make the situation worse. You take away their reason to work for themselves. I have seen that in the USA many times. My friends that grew up with everything can hardly function as adults. I had barely food to eat when I grew up. I managed to work my way through college on my own.

Thirdly, the government’s of those countries are making a fortune off people, like you, sending money. They have a vested interest in keeping the children poor so that they can keep photographing them and suckering you into sending money. Keep in mind that for some of those countries their biggest export is photographs of starving children. The government officials have palaces and drive expensive cars thanks to people like yourself.

]]> By: Layton Fleming http://www.mobiles4development.com/are-our-first-world-country-pets-more-important-than-third-world-starving-children/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Layton Fleming Sat, 10 May 2008 04:18:26 +0000 http://www.mobiles4development.com/are-our-first-world-country-pets-more-important-than-third-world-starving-children/#comment-422 I am an animal lover as well. You do make a point, the behavior and expenses of some people towards there pet sis over exajurated...i mean you buy your dog a diamond neckless the same day thousand of people are starving from hunger. COME ON PEOPLE!!!!!!! I am an animal lover as well. You do make a point, the behavior and expenses of some people towards there pet sis over exajurated…i mean you buy your dog a diamond neckless the same day thousand of people are starving from hunger.

COME ON PEOPLE!!!!!!!

]]> By: Madalynn Haynes http://www.mobiles4development.com/are-our-first-world-country-pets-more-important-than-third-world-starving-children/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Madalynn Haynes Thu, 08 May 2008 18:30:44 +0000 http://www.mobiles4development.com/are-our-first-world-country-pets-more-important-than-third-world-starving-children/#comment-421 The only agreement I have is that Americans, particularly Californian's, spend way too much on pets. I remember having to pay for pet insurance on my car while I lived there. What a load of crap. Don't let your animal roam free and I won't hit it. But realistically your question should say that 3rd world people don't get treated like idiot American's pets. Children aren't treated any different than adults in those places. The only agreement I have is that Americans, particularly Californian’s, spend way too much on pets. I remember having to pay for pet insurance on my car while I lived there. What a load of crap. Don’t let your animal roam free and I won’t hit it.

But realistically your question should say that 3rd world people don’t get treated like idiot American’s pets. Children aren’t treated any different than adults in those places.

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