Famine? what are your thoughts?

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LOts of peopple in Third world countries are starving to death as we all know. we see it on posters, on our computers, hear it on the radio and some of us donate money also, there is so much contoversy at the moment though as to how much of the money is actually going to the charities intended. WHen I was younger and did not eat my meal my mom would always speak of the poor starving people in other countries in order to make me feel bad for not eating. But then is this really the answer, gorging myself on food when my stomach is full just because it is there? As an adult I think not, but then it did make me think of all the food we do waste in countries such as the UK USA and other countries. I wish I had teh cure for famine but unfortunately I don't I woudl like to hear other peopels views though on the charities that try to help, as to whether you feel that a lot of the money we donate goes into other things. For example my local charity shop has their own printed bags, oxfam in the uk now looks like a designer store with all the upgrades ect, and the advertisig on tv must cost a bomb, even the tin shakers at the local stores are getting paid in the region of £10 per hour, to be fair the charity store workers are volounteers but then what about the printed bags? Surely they could put a donation box outside where people could put there unused bags, I had loads in my cupboard (in excess of 50, and I took them to my local oxfam as thought it woudl be good and help not only the envbvironment but maybe save some extra money for the people they are helping but then they said they did not want them as they had there own bags and I was horrifieds when the man behind teh counter pulled out one of the bags from the store that looked like something from a designer store, it makes me wonder how much of the money we are donating and raising is actually making the peoples lives any better. What do you think?