Discontinue Development-related Aid to Africa

Over the past few years we have been helping Africa with development-related aid. They have been using it, but they've barely changed. We are in a tough economic situation right now, and we've already spent at least $9 billion in Africa since we've gone over. Where are the fruits of our bearing? Where is the evidence that all the money and time we've spent has not gone to waste? There is none. They have abused our help, they will never be able to survive by themselves if we're their crutch, and it's way too expensive for us to afford. In consideration of this, I urge you to vote affirmative on this bill. Point 1: In the past, they have abused our help. Africa has taken our help and has used it up, and now they just want more. We are losing more and more money helping these people, and what have we gotten in return? Nothing. Nothing but depletion. How do you fix somebody else's problem when you haven't even fixed your own? You can't. That's just irresponsible. I understand that there are people who want to help the situations in Africa. That's why there are programs out there for people who do want to help and volunteer. But the U.S. as a whole nation simply cannot afford to waste any more time or money to people who don't show any improvement for all of our work and help. We are not wanted in Africa. We are outsiders and intruders to them. We cannot force ourselves onto people who don't like us. The only reason why they are showing any likeness for us is because we help them, when they can't even help themselves. Let another country with fewer burdens take care of Africa. Point 2: Africa cannot lean on the U.S. as a crutch forever. Our help to Africa is like drugs to a junkie. We say that we are supporting them to help them become a more developed, democratic, and stable area. But we are not supporting them; we are carrying them on our backs! What the U.S, is doing with Africa is like teaching somebody to ride a bike by riding the bike yourselves, and letting them sit on your back and not touch the bike at all. We are their crutch. They are using our resources, our money, our time, and sucking it up, but they don't give us anything in return. Africa is barely any better than it was before we went over, and they won't get any better, until we make them take care of themselves. They'll never be stable until they know how. And as long as we do all the work, they're just sitting on the sidelines and watching. Point 3: It's too expensive for our current economy. Africa is an extremely corrupt and violent continent, and we can't waste time dealing with power abusers when we could be using the $9 billion to deal with something else, such as health care, the war, our economy, public option, or something more important to us and our problems. We are in a very tough economic situation right now, and we really could use the money that we're investing in Africa. The money that we're using in Africa could be used to deal with more pressing issues in America right now. The responsible thing to do is to deal with the most important issues first, and then deal with the other ones after. Conclusion: So in conclusion, as long as we've been over there, they've abused our help, in order for Africa to be a stable, democratic, and developed nation, they need to stand on their own two feet by themselves, without our help, and all the help we're giving them is costing us economically. We simply cannot afford to waste any more of our precious time and money on something that we can't support. In consideration of this, I urge you to vote affirmative.