"We will eat your dollars!"

by MegaDude 20 Replies latest jw friends

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  Satanus

  jgnat

  Corruption from the lowest to highest levels in nigerian society is the main problem. This agrees w my above statement.

  After oil was discovered in the delta in 1957, Nigeria began transforming from an agriculture-based society to an oil-dependent economy. The country now has to import food, and its troubles have become so numerous and so intertwined that resolving them could take years. Obasanjo's government has initiated ambitious changes aimed at curbing endemic corruption that analysts say reaches from the highest levels of government to low-ranking officials in the field. Without such theft, Nigerian officials said, tens of billions of dollars in spending for education, healthcare, and infrastructure could reach the poor. Large-scale theft takes place in the open, carried out by low-level operatives who work for sophisticated crime syndicates with ties to senior government, military, and police officials.

  http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/oil/2005/1001burden.htm

  Are your solutions possible in this environment? S
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  jgnat

  Yes. The average poor person on the street is not responsible for the mess that surrounds him. If the problem is systemic, reform the sytem, starting from the top down.
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  jgnat

  I've worked with civil servants that believed the urban myth that all government workers are lazy. They worked really hard to prove the myth true.

  But there are many more dedicated workers who do their job because they are passionate about it.

  If the leaders start rewarding and recognizing ethical people, the country will turn around. OK, not tomorrow, but it will.
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  Satanus

  I see, so make sure that the leaders at the top are well fed and educated, and then they will become tired of stealing and killing. Makes sense.

  S
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  jgnat

  grrrrrr.

  No, clean out the corruption at the top. Make sure the funds are getting to the people.
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  Satanus

  Well, gee. Why didn't you say that in the first place?

  S
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  jgnat

  boyoboy. Yanking my chain. By the way, are you in my favorite city to the south of me?
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  Satanus

  No, i'm not.

  S
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  searcher

  Quote: No, clean out the corruption at the top. Make sure the funds are getting to the people. Quote
  
  
  
  
  
  If the people at the top are the corrupt ones, the only recourse is revolution from the bottom.
  
  That or invasion by another country.
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  Jeffro

  jgnat,

  The fastest way to end the predators AND the poverty is to help these third world countries build their basic infrastructure and services. When people are well-fed and content, they start to get tired of the civil strife and tell the bullies to go home.

  You've got it all wrong. We don't need to do anything at all. 'Soon' God's Kingdom® will transform these poverty-stricken regions into delightful (though slightly corpse-filled) gardens, so what need do we have for a social conscience?