[Thermodyne]

Originally posted by primitive:
Thermodyne:
Here is a page I think very few people will dismiss as leftist propaganda.
Scroll down to Economic aid (Military aid is taken out).

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...esanddefs.html

$ 6.9 Billion, That’s a whooping 25 bucks per capita.

I know private American organizations do a great job.

World Bank:
Donations to the World Bank can hardly be considered Aid. I think Andrès will have a few chosen word to say on this. The World Bank together with some local politicians will have to take most/all of the blame for the wrecking of the Argentinean economy.
And, Norway and EU and the other OECD contries are equal partners with USA in the World Bank, so this is not USA bashing.

Yep the fact book is a good source. Only problem I have with it is that it tends to be badly out of date and at one time had a reputation of skewing the data so as to fit current policy. 25 bucks per capita is not that bad a number. And the figures are based on a year where we bound to a deficit reduction budget. Take a look at the recipient’s pages; it is interesting to see just who gets how much. I wonder how much of it get siphoned off into the pockets of the politicians?

As for Argentina, they barrowed the money, so they have the responsibility to take care of the debt. Corruption and stupid politicians are no excuse. If they were willing to make significant economic reforms, then I doubt they would have to make any payments in the near term. The loans were intended for economic development, not urban renewal and personal enrichment. This is a problem that will have to be dealt with by the people of Argentena. It is also not a problem that they suffer from alone. Here in the US, many states also seem to have the same problem.

[ February 27, 2003, 16:04: Message edited by: Thermodyne ]