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From: rjv@ihdev.UUCP (ron vaughn)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Live Aid
Message-ID: <279@ihdev.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 21:58:31 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 21:58:31 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Jul-85 08:27:26 EDT
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Reply-To: rjv@ihdev.UUCP (55224-R. J. Vaughn)
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In article <571@rduxb.UUCP> daw1@rduxb.UUCP (WILLIAMS) writes:
>                         Well, I've got a problem with the whole
>Live Aid idea: it focuses only on the short term (which is indeed
>a critical problem) and addresses nothing for the long term.
>Why not? When this food runs out, then what will happen? Nobody
>seems to give a shit about what's going to happen a year or so 
>from now. 

this is a very good point.  i think a good percentage (10%? 30%?) shouldn't
go for food, it should go for birth control and education about birth
control.  yes, yes, i realize there are these incredible drought recently etc.,
but the problem has always been there.  the plain and simple truth is
there are too many people to feed.  it should be attacked from both
ends, try to get these people more food and help them grow more of their
own, AND show them something about birth control.  if a person can't
feed himself and his wife, how's he gonna' fee his 8 kids too?  having
a lot of kids when you can't feed them is downright unfair to the kids.

what are they going to do when the NEXT drought comes??

	ron vaughn	...!ihnp4!ihdev!rjv