In Iowa, Senator Obama had said to increase spending on global issues such as poverty, HIV and AIDS to $50 billion from 2009 to 2013 if he won the election for president. Obama has started to tell people his strategies causing a lot of people and members of AIDS Action thrilled by the news. I am so happy that he made this decision and I hope that he actually follows it trough.
Even though I like the idea of the fist woman president, I also like the idea of the fight against AIDS, HIV poverty and as Obama said drugs. Obama has been very kind to be willing to put $50 billion into global issues. All that money might actually make a change in the world and maybe someday that will save a lot of people from those terrible diseases. Maybe all that money might someday help to end all the diseases in Africa and allow a lot more teens to survive out there. This might also allow a lot of children to keep their families. The members of AIDS Action can actually see this helping in the future. A member of New Hampshire Fights AIDS, Christina D’Allesandro, says “Children have been overlooked when it comes to the AIDS crisis, and it’s great to see that Obama has a strong proposal for what to do about it.” It is nice to know that he is taking it seriously and isn’t just promising things, or he would not be taking his time to think things thought and make proposals for it, at least I hope. Although HIV, Aids and poverty aren’t as big a problem in the U.S as they are in other countries Obama is taking the time to care for these issues. It’s nice to think that someone that is running for presidency cares global problems rather than just problems in the United States.
I can’t say how happy it would make me to say that the U.S. has made a contribution to overcome these illnesses. Senator Obama has probably said something that will help him win the presidency. I hope that the next president will be as caring as Senator Obama and will care about things that affect the world not only the United States because although we live here, we also live in the world.
Obama Pledges Major Expansion of AIDS and Global Poverty Programs
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Sarahi,
I think that you make a good point. It's time that the goverment concentrates on other things that aren't the things that are going on in the US. I am also glad that someone is willing to propose to the things that are going on in Africa and all over the world. You are right when you said that many people in other countries are loosing families. I just hope that this is not a proposal that is left till the end, or no one pays attention to. If politics leave it to the last minutes, people could be dying from AIDS or HIV. "It's better safe than sorry."
Eunice ;)
A woman president would be good but a president who is willing to try and cure aids is better. He's trying to get elected to make a difference unlike others who say they're going to but end up "negating" what they said. It's good that he is taking the entire world into consideration instead of just the U.S. because as you said even though we live in the U.S. we live in the world. If he finds a cure for these illnesses then it would be great because a lot of people die because of them.
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