Bono: “Capitalism takes more people out of poverty than aid”

[The T]

Bush's SEC let Wall Street run a derivatives Ponzi scheme that destroyed the world economy.

George W. Bush was the goose that flew into the engine.

Obama landed the plane in the Hudson.

Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush

 

[peach174]

Anything that rat bastard BONO says should be taken as a lie. He's a fraud, and he has a lot of nerve commenting in this way.

He woke up to truth.
He has given aid to thousands for many, many, years and he has found out that aid does not work. It is only temporary.
Capitalism does.

 

[The T]

Anything that rat bastard BONO says should be taken as a lie. He's a fraud, and he has a lot of nerve commenting in this way.

He woke up to truth.
He has given aid to thousands for many, many, years and he has found out that aid does not work. It is only temporary.
Capitalism does.

Indeed. ZERO wrong with safety net...MUCH wrong with net turned to hammock and way of life.

I refuse to pay for moochers.

 

[Robodoon]

Just recently drawing upon his Christian faith (and possibly
the economics influence of Professor Ayittey?), in a speech
at Georgetown University,
Bono altered his economic and political views and declared that only capitalism can end poverty. “Aid is just a stopgap,” he said. “Commerce [and] entrepreneurial capitalism take more people out of poverty than aid. We need Africa to become an economic powerhouse.”
Bono: ?Capitalism takes more people out of poverty than aid? | Peace . Gold . Liberty

Sad that he is the poster child of the global fascists, eugenics folks. The Socialists are in this too.

He has no understanding of what he is dealing with, He Agrees with the Fascists, Socialist and Communist...but his loud music, maybe makes it hard for him to understand he is in bed with what he says he rejects.

Mega Music Star most of the time = IDIOT!

 

[kiwiman127]

Anything that rat bastard BONO says should be taken as a lie. He's a fraud, and he has a lot of nerve commenting in this way.

He woke up to truth.
He has given aid to thousands for many, many, years and he has found out that aid does not work. It is only temporary.
Capitalism does.

Indeed. ZERO wrong with safety net...MUCH wrong with net turned to hammock and way of life.

I refuse to pay for moochers.

"Indeed. ZERO wrong with safety net...MUCH wrong with net turned to hammock and way of life."

"I refuse to pay for moochers." You may "refuse to" but you still MUST pay your taxes. So unless you want to hole up with some militia, you're stuck.

 

[The T]

He woke up to truth.
He has given aid to thousands for many, many, years and he has found out that aid does not work. It is only temporary.
Capitalism does.

Indeed. ZERO wrong with safety net...MUCH wrong with net turned to hammock and way of life.

I refuse to pay for moochers.

"Indeed. ZERO wrong with safety net...MUCH wrong with net turned to hammock and way of life."

"I refuse to pay for moochers." You may "refuse to" but you still MUST pay your taxes. So unless you want to hole up with some militia, you're stuck.

But WE still have a SAY in how those taxes are spent, do we not?

Time for an overhaul of the "net", and make these people WORK for it if they are to receive it.

 

[kiwiman127]

Indeed. ZERO wrong with safety net...MUCH wrong with net turned to hammock and way of life.

I refuse to pay for moochers.

"Indeed. ZERO wrong with safety net...MUCH wrong with net turned to hammock and way of life."

"I refuse to pay for moochers." You may "refuse to" but you still MUST pay your taxes. So unless you want to hole up with some militia, you're stuck.

But WE still have a SAY in how those taxes are spent, do we not?

Time for an overhaul of the "net", and make these people WORK for it if they are to receive it.

You do have a "say", it's depends how much elected officials listen. Which typically happens during the summer of election years.
As this country's infrastructure desperately needs repairs/upgrades,,,,"Time for an overhaul of the "net", and make these people WORK for it if they are to receive it" This would kill two birds with one stone.

 

[The T]

"Indeed. ZERO wrong with safety net...MUCH wrong with net turned to hammock and way of life."

"I refuse to pay for moochers." You may "refuse to" but you still MUST pay your taxes. So unless you want to hole up with some militia, you're stuck.

But WE still have a SAY in how those taxes are spent, do we not?

Time for an overhaul of the "net", and make these people WORK for it if they are to receive it.

You do have a "say", it's depends how much elected officials listen. Which typically happens during the summer of election years.
As this country's infrastructure desperately needs repairs/upgrades,,,,"Time for an overhaul of the "net", and make these people WORK for it if they are to receive it" This would kill two birds with one stone.

Only in the Summer? Really? They should be listening 24/7, and heeding.

There is a storm coming, and it isn't going to be good for ANY politician.

 

[kiwiman127]

But WE still have a SAY in how those taxes are spent, do we not?

Time for an overhaul of the "net", and make these people WORK for it if they are to receive it.

You do have a "say", it's depends how much elected officials listen. Which typically happens during the summer of election years.
As this country's infrastructure desperately needs repairs/upgrades,,,,"Time for an overhaul of the "net", and make these people WORK for it if they are to receive it" This would kill two birds with one stone.

Only in the Summer? Really? They should be listening 24/7, and heeding.

There is a storm coming, and it isn't going to be good for ANY politician.

And only during the summer of an election year, the rest of the time our elected clowns are trolling for money.

 

[The T]

You do have a "say", it's depends how much elected officials listen. Which typically happens during the summer of election years.
As this country's infrastructure desperately needs repairs/upgrades,,,,"Time for an overhaul of the "net", and make these people WORK for it if they are to receive it" This would kill two birds with one stone.

Only in the Summer? Really? They should be listening 24/7, and heeding.

There is a storm coming, and it isn't going to be good for ANY politician.

And only during the summer of an election year, the rest of the time our elected clowns are trolling for money.

I'll buy that...and they do...And they're at the same time selling out the producers to the moochers...to BUY votes.

 

[waltky]

Granny wonderin' if he ever found what he was lookin' fer?...

Rock star Bono seeks US Senate backing for Mideast 'Marshall Plan'
13 Apr 2016 - U2 lead singer Bono appealed to Congress on Tuesday for a "Marshall Plan" to provide aid to the Middle East much like the massive relief the United States provided to rebuild Europe and counter extremism after World War Two.

"When aid is structured properly, with a focus on fighting poverty and improving governance, it could just be the best bulwark we have against the extremism of our age," the rock star and anti-poverty campaigner testified to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees foreign aid. Bono urged U.S. lawmakers to act quickly to counteract "an existential crisis" in Europe, with nationalist parties rising in several countries and even Britain considering leaving the European Union. The hearing took place as lawmakers put the final touches on a new spending plan that may include steep international aid cuts.

But Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, the panel's chairman, has called for a multibillion-dollar aid program to address the crisis in the Middle East and deal with millions of refugees fleeing violence in Syria, Iraq and other countries. Backers of the plan say defeating Islamic State and other militant groups, and preventing the rise of new ones, will require humanitarian aid and economic development. "I'm a pretty hawkish fellow, but I learned a long time ago ... that you are not going to win this war by killing terrorists," Graham said. "We have a moment now that we haven't had in decades" in terms of political attention to the issue, said Kelly Clements, deputy high commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Graham will have a difficult time getting support for a Middle East aid program from his fellow Republicans, who tend to be skeptical about international organizations like the United Nations and generally want tight controls on government spending. At the hearing, Republican senators expressed concern about being effective for the American taxpayer and roles for partnerships with private companies. Bono, who co-founded the international advocacy group ONE, has lobbied in world capitals for causes including debt relief, alleviating poverty and fighting AIDS.

He offered one novel suggestion for countering extremism. "Don't laugh," Bono said, suggesting that the Senate "send in" comedians Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen to counteract the militants' violent message. "If you laugh at them when they're goose-stepping down the street, then it takes away their power," he said.

Rock star Bono seeks US Senate backing for Mideast 'Marshall Plan'

 

[Rozman]

Sanders,Clinton and Obama probably came close to shitting themselves when they heard this.
And Lizzy Warren probably had a seizure ....

 

[westwall]

I agree with Bono.
But the capitalism of today has been weakened by a weakening Middle Class due to falling/flat incomes.
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The fundamental law of capitalism is that if workers have no money, businesses have no customers. That’s why the extreme, and widening, wealth gap in our economy presents not just a moral challenge, but an economic one, too. In a capitalist system, rising inequality creates a death spiral of falling demand that ultimately takes everyone down.
Low-wage jobs are fast replacing middle-class ones in the U.S. economy. Sixty percent of the jobs lost in the last recession were middle-income, while 59 percent of the new positions during the past two years of recovery were in low-wage industries that continue to expand such as retail, food services, cleaning and health-care support. By 2020, 48 percent of jobs will be in those service sectors.
The Capitalist?s Case for a $15 Minimum Wage - Bloomberg
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To detour poverty, to strengthen the middle class and to for the US to participate in the perfect model of capitalism there has be a loosening of the current state of wage growth.
Is this not a better approach than living in a society where poverty is growing along with the usage of taxpayer funded entitlements?

No, the system of capitalism has been corrupted to where we now have crony capitalism which is one step removed from fascism.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Just recently drawing upon his Christian faith (and possibly
the economics influence of Professor Ayittey?), in a speech
at Georgetown University,
Bono altered his economic and political views and declared that only capitalism can end poverty. “Aid is just a stopgap,” he said. “Commerce [and] entrepreneurial capitalism take more people out of poverty than aid. We need Africa to become an economic powerhouse.”
Bono: ?Capitalism takes more people out of poverty than aid? | Peace . Gold . Liberty

Yep. It's true. Get a widow in the slums a sowing machine and watch what happens. Seen it over and over.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Capitalism runs the train. S

I love grocery shopping in socialist nations. It's so simple and quick.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Anything that rat bastard BONO says should be taken as a lie. He's a fraud, and he has a lot of nerve commenting in this way.

He woke up to truth.
He has given aid to thousands for many, many, years and he has found out that aid does not work. It is only temporary.
Capitalism does.

Aid doesn't work? Then why won't you support ending Medicaid?

 

[NYcarbineer]

Bono's mistake is thinking in binary terms, if that's what he's doing. It's rarely either/or.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Capitalism runs the train. S

I love grocery shopping in socialist nations. It's so simple and quick.
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Looks okay to me:

 

[Weatherman2020]

Capitalism runs the train. S

I love grocery shopping in socialist nations. It's so simple and quick.
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Looks okay to me:

Nice picture from Norway, doofus.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Capitalism runs the train. S

I love grocery shopping in socialist nations. It's so simple and quick.
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Looks okay to me:

Nice picture from Norway, doofus.

Norway is a socialist country, schoolboy.