I read recently that the Irish government contributes close to a billion every year in foreign aid. This might sound stupid but could that money be put to the following better use:
The government asks out of work tradesmen, nurses etc to register for a foreign work scheme. The workmen are sent to the areas that the government are contributing to but instead of giving the money to a NGO or a country with a lunatic as a dictator, the government pays a certain amount into the workmans Irish account or to his family back in Ireland until the work is done, with the following benefits:
The government asks out of work tradesmen, nurses etc to register for a foreign work scheme. The workmen are sent to the areas that the government are contributing to but instead of giving the money to a NGO or a country with a lunatic as a dictator, the government pays a certain amount into the workmans Irish account or to his family back in Ireland until the work is done, with the following benefits:
- The people in the needy areas still get the help they need and will have qualified, trained people to help.
- The billion euros is kept in the Irish economy and will help us push through the recession.