Comments on: Make Poverty History http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:52:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: DAVE ID http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2683 DAVE ID Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:13:13 +0000 http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/#comment-2683 Yes but if we payed more for it, we wouldn't live the way we do anymore. If we payed an honest price for coffee, not many would drink coffee anymore and that would make for a lot of angry people at work in the morning. Yes but if we payed more for it, we wouldn’t live the way we do anymore. If we payed an honest price for coffee, not many would drink coffee anymore and that would make for a lot of angry people at work in the morning.

]]> By: Vila H. http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2682 Vila H. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:30:36 +0000 http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/#comment-2682 Thanks, all, for chiming in. Just to fine-tune your cynicism, Dave--it's not that we'd have to give up coffee and running shoes, but that we'd have to pay a lot more for them. Nevertheless, your point stands. Also, Jean-Marc raises a good question: why haven't we acted on the issues raised by <a href="http://www.campaign2000.ca/" rel="nofollow">Campaign 2000</a>? Is it that poverty isn't politically "sexy" enough? Thanks, all, for chiming in. Just to fine-tune your cynicism, Dave–it’s not that we’d have to give up coffee and running shoes, but that we’d have to pay a lot more for them. Nevertheless, your point stands. Also, Jean-Marc raises a good question: why haven’t we acted on the issues raised by Campaign 2000? Is it that poverty isn’t politically “sexy” enough?

]]> By: Nickolas Adams http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 Nickolas Adams Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:47:45 +0000 http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/#comment-2681 This is such an important cause and a great campaign. I try to stay active in charitable organizations, and found this article very interesting. Kudos! This is such an important cause and a great campaign. I try to stay active in charitable organizations, and found this article very interesting. Kudos!

]]> By: Jean-Marc Langevin http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2680 Jean-Marc Langevin Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:07:30 +0000 http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/#comment-2680 As canadian we are so late on 2000 engadment for Poverty. It's a shame. As canadian we are so late on 2000 engadment for Poverty. It’s a shame.

]]> By: DAVE ID http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2679 DAVE ID Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:32:21 +0000 http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/#comment-2679 Let me be the cynic here. Because I usually am. Can't end poverty, the fact that we live the way we do, ensures that the poor will forever stay poor. So unless you are willing to give up your life of luxury and by luxury I mean stuff like coffee, running shoes and canned foods, there will always be poverty. That's the beauty of free-trade, ain't it grand? Let me be the cynic here. Because I usually am.

Can’t end poverty, the fact that we live the way we do, ensures that the poor will forever stay poor. So unless you are willing to give up your life of luxury and by luxury I mean stuff like coffee, running shoes and canned foods, there will always be poverty. That’s the beauty of free-trade, ain’t it grand?

]]> By: Christelle http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2678 Christelle Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:07:01 +0000 http://montreal.metblogs.com/2007/10/17/make-poverty-history/#comment-2678 Everyday should be make poverty history day. Everyday should be make poverty history day.

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