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- TimtheTaxMan, on 10/12/2009, -15/+148Yes, it would feed the world for a couple of years, but once the money is used up, we would be back to square one. The problem is that the poor countries lack infrastructure, yet keep having babies at alarming rates. Food is only a temporary solution to that problem.
- 17999, on 10/12/2009, -26/+125How about we take the over $2 billion a year our country spends on the defense of Israel?
- andyb747, on 10/12/2009, -14/+77What would happen if it was a Mel Gibson on video asking to sell Israel?
- hauntedchippy, on 10/12/2009, -4/+66So use the money to build infrastructure, I'm pretty sure that's what everyone imagines "feeding the world" would actually mean doing.
- thelastbushman, on 10/12/2009, -6/+67When I was in Quito I visited this beautiful, amazing church called Iglesia de La Compania de Jesus. The entire interior is covered in about 7 tonne of gold, I was really in awe, then I walked out and someone from the church asked me for a dollar so that they could help feed the poor.......... wut?
- inactive, on 10/12/2009, -9/+63Do it for the Crazy Pussy!
- 8300dvo, on 10/12/2009, -32/+76I wish i could get passed how annoying she is, she would probably be way funnier then.
- Sil369, on 10/12/2009, -8/+50Keep ^!@$% that chicken!
- fonebone, on 10/12/2009, -7/+43Considering how many art treasures there are in the Vatican, and how much property the catholic church must own around the world, I'd say the Vatican is worth much more than $500 billion.
- Fhwqhgads, on 10/12/2009, -12/+44Yes, it's easy talking about helping the poor while living in luxury!
Imagine the money we could get back from these overpaid, overvalued celebrities... - rlh1, on 10/12/2009, -12/+43I think over the last few decades or so .......more then $500 billion has gone to the poor around the world....probably much more.
Probably a good part from those evil Christians. - govsucks, on 10/12/2009, -24/+54Don't you love how wealthy collectivists always suggest taking someone else's property for their ideals.
I think the vatican is a pathetic waste of Earths resources, but if I want to give something to charity, it will be MINE to give. I won't steal it from someone else and then pat my ego on the back. - jjason1985, on 10/12/2009, -18/+48"They" pay millions? You mean the poor suckers who believe that crap pay MILLIONS.
- RiseOfTheLycans, on 10/12/2009, -5/+33So, now Palestine is yours, hmm...Thats what I don't like about you.
- Lavarock, on 10/12/2009, -19/+45I've got a better idea, just sell Jerusalem.
- DextramPennae, on 10/12/2009, -1/+25The British already tried that. As soon as they were kicked out of nearly everywhere they were, the infrastructure was left to rot.
- YourMomsAnAnon, on 10/12/2009, -8/+30Dugg because I want to ***** Sarah Silverman.
- geoken, on 10/12/2009, -5/+27Good plan. I'm sure all the people who decide to have 8 children even though they have barely enough food to keep themselves alive will suddenly change their behavior if we throw a ton of money at them.
- zombiecarlin, on 10/12/2009, -20/+42Hey Silverman, Sell The Israel, Feed The World, what's more we pay less "Israel tax" as a bonus.
- chessthecat, on 10/12/2009, -17/+38They are not "owned" by the Vatican. The Vatican are stewards protecting these works of art for all of humanity and they pay millions each year to preserve them. Would you rather they ended up in private collections where they wouldn't be seen anymore or available to students? Since they don't own them they can't sell them.
- Phyltre, on 10/12/2009, -11/+31Yes, chessthecat, I would strongly prefer that a religious organization not have stewardship over billions of dollars of properties, artistic works, and a small nation. Especially when doing so is in direct conflict with their teachings.
One of the central points of Christianity was to leave the material world behind because spiritually, all the priceless art in the world is worthless next to the value of a single person or kind act. - TimtheTaxMan, on 10/12/2009, -3/+21That's not what we have been doing for the last 50 years when we send "aid". You are also assuming that infrastructure would last in those countries with all the constant wars, dictators, and ethnic strife.
- bradleyland, on 10/12/2009, -2/+19I'd probably digg it up. Just being honest.
- stubear, on 10/12/2009, -1/+17How much of that collection is warehoused or behind private doors?
- Charlotte_Web, on 10/12/2009, -0/+16You realize that poverty has as much or more to do with political factors as anything else, don't you?
Just throwing money at the problem won't solve it. - hauntedchippy, on 10/12/2009, -0/+16Building infrastructure also means training locals to maintain it.
I fully agree that most current 'aid' packages are essentially worthless in the long term. - pintomp3, on 10/12/2009, -1/+17God is a ***** real estate agent.
- acknotSW, on 10/12/2009, -16/+31I would prefer that they were sold to feed and house the poor and helpless that they claim to care so much about. ***** all organized religions, they are nothing but scams. If you need a god in your life, find and deal with him/her/it on your own.
- chthonical, on 10/12/2009, -14/+29Throw in the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock, and you've got a deal.
- anon4551, on 10/12/2009, -2/+171. Eat the Babies
2. Problem solved
3. ???
4. Profit! - bsmang, on 10/12/2009, -3/+16Sending food is worse than just a temporary solution - it actually makes the problem worse because when the food runs out, all you have is even more starving people than you would have had otherwise.
Birth control is a huge part of the solution in my opinion. - jayjun, on 10/12/2009, -1/+13That's the dumbest comment I've ever read. I'm not anti-Isreal or anti-Jewish, but you simply wouldn't exist without the Allies and the Yanks helping you out while sending you military and finacial aid. Truth be told, Isreal didn't fade from existence in '73 due to all the support given to you by America.
Truthfully, if Isreal wants to bomb Iran so badly, then do it yourselves and stop asking your big brother to do it for you. It should be easy enough since you don't need anyone's aid to survive. - AmazingSteve, on 10/12/2009, -2/+14God is a made up imaginary friend for the weak minded.
- k3rfuffl3, on 10/12/2009, -5/+16You mean "get past"
I had no idea what the ***** you were saying for a second because of your ignorant use of English. - piratefish, on 10/12/2009, -1/+12is that a fact? i know how much the state of israel contributes to the general disarray of the middle eastern states. 13 year olds wouldn't blow themselves up on your streets if you'd stop bull-dozing their ***** houses down!
- Bloodwine, on 10/12/2009, -6/+17The Catholic church operates many charities and soup kitchens. I know she is attempting comedy, but the Vatican is already doing its part in helping feed the world.
- mlvassallo, on 10/12/2009, -2/+13There is a double standard.
- GraceHead, on 10/12/2009, -6/+16dugg for reality-check.
- yoyosquad, on 10/12/2009, -3/+13you are like a man on a life support machine calling the doctor an ass hole.
- DextramPennae, on 10/12/2009, -6/+15acknotSW, how long would it be after the sale that you would demand that those who bought from the Vatican sell what they bought to pay for charity?
Who would you sell the Sistine Chapel to? - thadd, on 10/12/2009, -4/+12Mel Gibson isn't a satirist, Sarah Silverman is.
- FearlessFreep, on 10/12/2009, -1/+9but is absolves guilt feelings
- Soytaco, on 10/12/2009, -0/+8Yeah put Jerusalem up for auction, that would be a hell of a bidding war.
- inactive, on 10/12/2009, -6/+13I'm sure Sarah has a lot of money ...
- KahRahTay, on 10/12/2009, -1/+8but that interferes with god's plan...
/s - valeriob, on 10/12/2009, -6/+13***** or go home.
- yoyosquad, on 10/12/2009, -2/+8wow pussy whipped by an entire nation.
- piratefish, on 10/12/2009, -1/+7ummm... the west bank... as if israel didn't gain enough territory in the 7 years war, they just keep grabbing. backlash is not surprising at all, legal or illegal.
- Tollboi, on 10/12/2009, -1/+7I think that is what she is partly mocking. Unless you thought she was seriously bragging about her LCD television that shows the poor hungry kids in crystal clear clarity.
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