“More and more, technology will help in the fight against corruption. The Internet is making it easier for citizens to know what their government should be delivering—like how much money their health clinic should get—so they can hold officials accountable. As public knowledge goes up, corruption goes down, and more money goes where it’s supposed to.” {Just one of many key examples why we should be developing the Knowledge Economy globally.}
The calculus behind foreign aid is simple: When we help children in developing countries grow up and contribute to their societies, we create the conditions for a more stable, peaceful, and productive world. {If the US applied 2-3% of the Defense budget to increase US foreign aid from 1% to 3% of GDP to match Norway, the most generous country, I suspect that our need for our Defense budget would be reduced by much more than the 2-3%.}
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