TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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It's not like all the world's food is in a big pile, and the rich are pinching it all.Rich countries grow their own food. Granted, they should share it, but - with a few exceptions - the quality of soil and quantity of seeds around the world remains constant. The poorer countries need economic reform and a stable government that doesn't steal crops to feed a corrupt military force.
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Digeridude Lord Wellington's Beef Trapeze, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 20:31,
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I'm not sure about your use of the word "should" here"Could", yes, but why should we? We grew it. What are the poor going to give us for it? If we give it away for free, they just end up dependent on us. I thought that people in the third world didn't want handouts, they just wanted the chance to work themselves out of poverty. Well, we're giving them that chance by ignoring them and leaving them alone to get on with it.
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