Can Costa Rica eliminate extreme poverty by 2013?
The Costa Rica blog news feed has a post in regards to to the Economic growth of Costa Rica. It was states by President Oscar Arias that it’s possible to eliminate extreme poverty in Costa Rica by 2013. Is that possible?
“The sharp drop in poverty to the best level in 30 years means that 56,000 families, representing 83,000 persons have left extreme poverty status since last year. And along with this encouraging figure is the news that underage employment has dropped and the kids are staying in school longer”.
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Conrad Drury Said,
November 24, 2010 @ 8:02 am
Hello
I commend Costa Rica and all the efforts that are being made to eliminate poverty. Sadly, your efforts are never going to completely accomplish the task unless basic changes are made to the world situation.
CHANGES THAT MUST BE MADE IF ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE EVER GOING TO LIVE FREE OF POVERTY, HUNGER, AND SUFFERING FROM UNCONTROLLED DISEASE AND STRIFE.
1. Change the money system in every nation to one where the value of the currency does not vary.
2. Change the money system in every nation to a non-debt one where the government of each nation has the sole authority to create money and inject it into the system.
3. Eliminate all private economic activity where the use of “money” does not directly involve the production, procurement, etc of some product or non-financial service except a stock and bond market in every nation.
4. Establish an international protocol where the base currency unit of each and every nation can always be
traded on a one-to-one basic with the base currency unit of any other nation.
5. Establish in-country firm prices on every item and service necessary to produce, procure, etc. any and
everything needed to sustain human life.
6. Include a firm and fair profit margin for any entity that uses its wealth or labor in the production,
procurement, etc. of anything needed to sustain human life.
7. Establish a full employment program in every nation so that every individual can contribute to the general welfare in some way and receive enough money on a regular basis , in return, to be able to buy all the necessities for life, all the time.
8. Focus all non leisure human activity toward education , democratic government, religious tolerance, elimination of all offensive military capability, protection of all natural resources ,the environment, and satisfying the worldwide need for food, clean water, proper housing and the control of disease.
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The system controlling the world today is one that benefit’s a few at the expense of the many and is the cause of most human suffering from poverty, hunger, and uncontrolled disease. It is destroying the environment and causing the early death of at least 28,000 children every 24 hours.
The necessary changes listed above will not limit personal initiative or prevent any one individual from becoming wealthy but they will break the control–a few–have over the many–and make it possible for all to always have the necessities for life. Each and every one of them can be accomplished , and if we as human beings, are actually above the animals; they will be!
“To kill the snake–you must attack the head!”