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From: phil@amd.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: poor starving people
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Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 02:52:26 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 26 02:52:26 1984
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I feel like starting a flame here.

BACKGROUND
Many people are starving in Ethiopia. Many countries are giving food aid
and this cause has made even the USA and the USSR temporarily forget their
differences and work together to help get food to the needy. It still isn't
enough, Ethiopia says it has only half of what it needs to prevent a
famine. Meanwhile the US government pays farmers not to produce to keep
prices up.

But that's not what I want to flame about. Are the United States and other
countries expected to continually bail out countries which can't feed
themselves? I think there must be too many people living in Ethiopia.
I think there probably isn't any birth control there.

PROPOSAL
The United States should send more food to Ethiopia, but all recipients
must consent to sterilization.

(go on, flame me, that's what I want!)
-- 
 This may not even represent my opinion, much less AMD's.

 Phil Ngai (408) 749-5720
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