It is always great to read good news about people helping people rather than so many reports of war in the Middle East. Brad Pitt has done a great deal of good and for that I personally thank both him and Angelina. Foundations are a tax haven in a sense which allow for the personal decision making on how the money which would have been paid in taxes is spent. Some wealthy people decide to support cats for example and while that is certainly their right, I believe Brad is doing the right thing by supporting people first becaue the trickle down effect will still eventually help other needs as well. Hindsight is however often clearer than foresight and so I would leave a message here for him hopefully to find to keep in mind. In the eighties, I helped build homes one summer in Mexico and while the homes were certainly well needed and over three decades the town did rise above poverty and is doing much better today, looking back I realized that had we gone in and built industry instead the end result would have happened a lot faster and the people would have benefited more greatly by the reward of their own labor. Every community needs certain modern services which create jobs such as water, electricity, grocery stores, textiles for clothes and shoes, along with all of the necessities for life. So, many textile plants have left America now that it is almost impossible to find for example a mans dress shirt made in America. Brad and Angelina both have a great sense of fashion about them and perhaps they might consider instead creating jobs by forming their own fashion label, building industry in America to make those labels, etc. etc. This is something I am certain they would come to realize in time; however given I have already lived and realized it, I think perhaps helping them step to this realization faster would be a good thing. Volunteers could still help there are tons of young college students working on studies in design, volunteers could still help build the small factories and anytime a community can clothe and shoe itself it also helps promote a greener environment verses all of the shipping that occurs now globally in bringing clothing and shoes to our markets. The countries were under developed at the time those factories were built overseas are not above poverty and are now in self sustaining cycles of providing for their own. So, a small lose in profits for them is not going to be the end of their worlds. All of this could still be done under the workings of a Foundation as a non-profit endeavor and the end results ultimately be paid back and purchased by town helped or the workers hired to become for profit operations. If our Congress men and women will not bring jobs back to America. WE as Americans can by working together if someone will simply spearhead the project. Make It Right is a perfect name for such an undertaking. If you would like help organizing this just send me a message. All the Best, KB
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:21:54 +0000
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