tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501999346815050866.post5427941971866212653..comments2023-03-29T12:43:14.831-07:00Comments on Philosophically SEARCHing @ Rhodes: When a good will isn't good enoughDoctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501999346815050866.post-63878658932603326332008-12-10T20:30:00.000-08:002008-12-10T20:30:00.000-08:00I agree also with the statement that most of the t...I agree also with the statement that most of the time, people try to use more money and it fails. Something that perhaps could work better would be to use people then just money and assume it will make it to the places it needs too. If we were use people who cared and would approach the situations with caution it might just help get some things done. But here we have to worry about who we send and where and how many.EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432366256719519850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501999346815050866.post-22533827123307269862008-12-09T07:26:00.000-08:002008-12-09T07:26:00.000-08:00I think part of the reason that our government tak...I think part of the reason that our government takes a "planners" approach is due to politics. If you went out and told people that you "wanted to help the global effort to stop [fill in the blank] from the ground up with small projects that might have long-term effects" no one would go for it. You have to put your plan out there and make it sound amazing: "we need to cure aids, this week". Is this an attainable goal? of course not. But, I don't see many small scale projects getting funding.<BR/><BR/>I think you are right that the best way for foreign aid to work is with small projects - I am just not sure that your goal is attainable, either.John Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549423490739001308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7501999346815050866.post-622171746062490062008-12-09T07:23:00.000-08:002008-12-09T07:23:00.000-08:00I agree with you. I think the sentiment is "throw ...I agree with you. I think the sentiment is "throw money at it, it'll go away." Which in the end doesn't work because you still have a lot more money than the people you're throwing money at. I'm not advocating a redistribution of wealth here, I know economically it's not a very sound principle (it messes with markets, for one thing) but I understand that we can still minimize the gap between the rich and poor with little cost to the rich. <BR/><BR/>This also ties into human rights. Does everyone have the right to medical care? Ideally, yes. Realistically, no. It's just not possible or probable.MVPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135151015584635227noreply@blogger.com