Seems this project is moving along pretty good now...
I was hoping that the cost of US kids computers would have been much lower, considering the tax base pays for the schools computers here on our soil.
How about sending some of those $188 computers to the poor children in the mountain coal towns that still have one room schools, and maybe even a teacher from the Peace corps or a Vista volunteer (are they still around?) to show them how to use them along with reading and writing. Why is it always about some other country in need???? This friggin country doesn't want to look in it's own backyard or even acknowledge that it has poverty beyond comprehension!!!
People die in the wonderful USA due to starvation, living conditions, no ways and means to get out of the plight of their life due to illiterate parents, poor schools, minimum wage jobs with no health care, etc. I'm thinking that this friggin government wants them poor and stupid so when the time comes that the government wants their land, it's primed for the stealing.
I don't know what got me on this rant, just thinking about healthcare and what's been going on here in this country I guess. Why don't the rich assholes that spend $500,000 on a wedding for themselves give something back? How about sending some to their fanbase, show some appreciation for their fans who support them in making all that ridiculous money! Maybe lower the ticket prices to concerts and sporting events.
I need more coffee.....
Monday, September 24, 2007
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I heard someone talking about this project on NPR yesterday, making a similar point. All the money that's being spent on laptops could be going to providing drinkable water, or vaccines, or food.
ReplyDeleteAt least developing these laptops got some folks who would normally be sitting on the sidelines involved in helping others, even if it isn't the most effective way to help. It's a start. Maybe they'll move on to something more practical.
Healthcare in this country pisses me off no end. Mitt Romney is running around saying Obama's healthcare proposal is socialism. It's based on the program Romney pushed here in MA! But will stupid fat Rush Limbaugh call Romney a flip-flopper? Not on your life.
I'm paying $658/month for health insurance, and that's because I helped the asshole I am divorced from save $4000 on his taxes last year. By doing that, I killed my chance at getting lower cost health insurance for a year. Stupid me. But why should I be in this position anyway? Why could I get this exact same coverage for $200/month if I worked for some big corporation? Ultimately the insurance company handles each claim individually, so they don't save anything by giving enormous discounts to big companies.
It sucks. And our elected (rich) officials keep putting down anyone who comes up with a plan that might take a dollar out of the mouths of their billionaire buddies.