Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of TAX money a year on DISASTER relief and development AID overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or tidal wave can attract 1,000 aid organisations, from the United NATIONS Children's Fund and Oxfam to the 'Jesus Brigades' of the American south and other charitable adventurers.
Read MoreInstead of GIVING preference to oil imported from OVERSEAS, Washington should look to North American coal, oil shale and oil sands, all of which provide an affordable, abundant and alternative source of fuel. In ADDITION to increasing cost effectiveness OPTIONS for the government, it will also increase AMERICA's energy security.
Read MoreIn Barcelona, things seem so different. For EXAMPLE, I know that it's traditionally the least Spanish city, but you'd NEVER know they had a monarchy, coming here as a tourist - as opposed to the U.K., where the QUEEN is probably the best-known ANIMAL, vegetable and/or mineral going when it comes to OVERSEAS visitors.
Read MoreI'm a lobbyist and had a career lobbying. The guy who gets elected or the lady who gets elected president of the United States will IMMEDIATELY be lobbying. They WOULD be advocating to the Congress, they'll be lobbying our ALLIES and our adversaries overseas. They'll be asking the business COMMUNITY and labor UNIONS.
Read MoreWithout INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION, JOBS and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few, if any, ENVIRONMENTAL protections, harming the global environment as well as the U.S. economy.
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