Global Tax to Help Tsunami Victims makes France feels good...

Friday, January 14 2005 @ 10:23 AM CST

Contributed by: Tony

France again is touting a Global Tax to help the relief effort after a devastating tsunami hit Asia decimating resources and killing upwards of 150,000 lives. What this shows us is the difference between the French people and the American people. Before I go into this discussion we have to venture if it is appropriate for government donations to aid other countries. Government represents citizens and levies taxes to provide services for the nation. To use this money for foreign aid is making a blanket statement that the American people ALL want to contribute (Not that we don't). What happened to private citizens donating their money or private companies providing relief effort to the region?

This comes to the diference between the French people and American people, in France the government has to coerce people to make "donation" by instituting a tax. By doing this is saying that the French people are incompassionate and are unwilling to help others in need. On the other hand, America's citizens have raised more than $350 million and will continue to raise additional funds as they are needed. American are compassinate and willing to donate money when people are in need, no matter where in the world.