Word: aid
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...century, and his platform promised an end to a bloody civil war that was then nearly five years old. The new President boldly proposed peace talks with the Marxist rebels, then met their leaders at a church in La Palma, a town in guerrilla-held territory. Buoyed by generous aid from the U.S., Duarte vowed to revitalize the country's moribund economy. Today, however, an end to both the simmering war and the deepening economic crisis seems a distant possibility...
...President's lifeline, U.S. aid, may not be as strong as it once was. Since 1979, when the Marxist-oriented Sandinistas took power in Nicaragua, the U.S. has sent more than $1.5 billion in economic aid to El Salvador. The Reagan Administration has sent an additional $500 million for military use, while hailing Duarte as a bulwark against the spread of Communism in the region. Nonetheless, Secretary of State George Shultz, during a recent visit to San Salvador, acknowledged that American aid has limits...
Finding that money will be difficult. After the quake, El Salvador received $52 million in aid from the U.S. ($350 million more has been recommended by the U.S. embassy) and was promised $130 million from Italy and $50 million from West Germany. Many other countries and private agencies chipped in immediately, but the costs of full reconstruction dwarf their contributions...
Duarte and a democratic El Salvador may find it difficult to last without substantial doses of continued American economic and military support. The U.S. has a high stake in Duarte's survival but seems uncertain precisely how best to strengthen his hand, apart from providing massive aid indefinitely. Says a Salvadoran banker: "The poor are a lot less afraid of Communism than the wealthy, and it is the poor who are suffering." U.S. policymakers are mindful of that assessment. To counter the implicit threat, Duarte, whose government is reportedly plagued by low-level official corruption, must not only obtain additional...
...have a black population whose labor has been rendered superfluous." He adds, "Statistically, it is impossible for even a third of all black women in this age group to be married to employed black men earning above poverty incomes." Some partly blame a welfare system based on Aid to Families with Dependent Children, which often makes it financially disadvantageous for a man to stay at home. In California, for example, a person in a minimum-wage job would gross about $580 a month. Factoring in Social Security deductions, food stamps and other benefits that would go to a typical worker...