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...American people be so selective? Bush stated that the scale of the death and destruction in South Asia is "beyond comprehension." I suggest the President study more carefully the situation in Iraq, where thousands have also died. Paul Murtaugh Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. Why the Poor Suffer More In his essay "the class system of catastrophe" [Jan. 10], economist Jeffrey D. Sachs argued that "what the rich world suffers as hardships the poor world often suffers as mass death." That says it all. The U.S. has, with its wealth and abundant resources, the ability to lead the world in reaching...
...essay??"The Class System of Catastrophe" [Jan. 10], economist Jeffrey D. Sachs argued that "what the rich world suffers as hardships the poor world often suffers as mass death." That says it all. The U.S. has, with its wealth and abundant resources, the ability to lead the world in reaching out to those far less fortunate. Instead, over the years we have chosen to put our resources into military spending and most recently into a war that has become an enormous money pit. Perhaps if we had used our resources more wisely over the years, we could have helped reduce...
...Sachs' essay, while an excellent description of the vast differences in how rich and poor nations are affected by catastrophes, slammed the U.S. for providing only 15?? of assistance per $100 of income. Sachs stated that raising the level of U.S. assistance to 70?? would save millions of lives. How ludicrous! Such an increase could only lead to widespread corruption among the bureaucracies handling the assistance; a mere trickle of aid would reach those who need it most. What the rich countries can do is unilaterally remove the trade quotas and restrictions on goods and services that poor nations...
According to Powell, Ryu said that he had seen a list of essay questions for the exam prior to the review...
...addition to providing information about the essay questions, Powell said, Ryu also discussed the identifications that wold appear on the test...