POVERTY : How can we solve it?

Philippines
February 13, 2007 6:58am CST
If by chance, you are elected as president of your country. As your ultimate task, How can you solve POVERTY and HUNGER in your country?
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5 responses
@ajinomoto23 (1057)
• Philippines
13 Feb 07
Education is one answer to solve poverty. A state University was built in our city. Many poor people sent their children to college. Many finished college at a very low cost. Now many are employed. The government should put priority to education. From Elementary to Highschool should be free. Health Care should also be a primary concern. Most poor people are unemployed because of some physical ailments. Technology Transfer and adult education can also help the poor seek for some livelihood.
• Philippines
13 Feb 07
thanks for the reply. you got the point.
• India
13 Feb 07
First of all, steps will be taken to eliminate corruptions in all levels. Then all the people of the country should be encouraged to work hard. Lazy people should be given punishment. Each and every internal resources of the country should be made use of and every help should be given to those who try to utilize them. Every country will have some kind of resources. Make every effort to utilize them to their fullest extent. All these steps will defenitely eliminate at least 75% of poverty. If nothing helps then you can ask for help from countries with charitable minds.
@XxAngelxX (2830)
• Canada
13 Feb 07
I believe if the restaurants donated their uneaten (as in leftover, not like what people leave on their plates) food, this could go a long way in solving hunger. So many big-chain places make an excess of food and at the end of the night whatever did not sell is just thrown out. This is such a waste. I believe for the poorer countries, people need to be educated as well. Give them the tools and teach them how to garden, so much of our food can be grown on our own. Those would be my first steps and then I guess I'd have to see how far that went and work on some more plans.
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@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
13 Feb 07
Simple enough...I would make churches pay taxes. They have more money than the rest of the businesses combined, yet they pay no taxes. No one else would have to pay taxes and they would be forced to do what they are supposed to be doing any way by paying taxes. Or, I would just make the churches actually feed people, clothe people and house the homeless. Simple solution that won't work because the churches keep getting bigger and bigger, but the poverty grows worse.
@faraz007 (182)
• India
13 Feb 07
Well i think poverty is a necessary evil.It impossible to completely perish it. Today politics are played in third world country over this by lying to poor people. If i would be the president i will try to finish corruption and nepotism.