Correction Chereful, it is NOT Australian money that is being spent
on foreign aid, it is the lenders money !
We are borrowing the money to put out in foreign aid.
Then we pay interest on it.
Of course there is another way to look at it.
Accept that it will NEVER be repaid and so what the hell, give other
peoples money away ! Isn't that how we work internally ?
Same principle. I think it is called socialism ?

the following link explains why is Australian
foreign aid so important:

http://theconversation.com/why-is-australian-foreign-aid-so-important-18428

So Foxy whether we have the money or not ?
Keep this up and we will be looking for aid.

Bazz,
I understand what you are saying, but it is still the Australian taxpayer
who is expected to keep on paying our debit back, not the countries it is being handed
out to. Forever handed out to, it seems.

If for the last 30years those billions hadn't been going overseas, we may not have had to borrow so much money.

And it still doesn't make much sense to hand out money when we are up to our ears in
borrowed money.

Not to mention the billion dollars a year, Nauru was costing us.
I don't feel responsible for the troubles of other countries at all. It is largely of their own making.

Western countries tried to warn them about their overpopulation 40 or 50years ago.
But they said it was a white plot, and went right on populating.
Now they have used all their resources, they want to come over here and take ours.
Actions have consequences. Overpopulating has consequences.

Not the least being, the using of all the trees for fuel and shelter. No trees,
no rain. Drought and famine.

The quote heard over the coast guard!

"No politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly."

So we're forgetting those who were imprisoned, stabbed or just plain shot...

Jenifer

Bazz and CHERFUL,

We are literally at 0% of our credit limit. So why are you so paranoid about going broke?

I refer you to the questions I asked rehctub on this thread on Thursday.

As for overpopulation, ITYF people are going to keep having big families until they can be confident their children will survive to have children of their own.