The Jubilee Act calls for debt relief for some of the world's poorest nations. Experience proves that debt relief for countries committed to investing in their people's future is one of the most effective ways to fight extreme poverty.
When Tanzania's debt was canceled, that government was able to eliminate school fees, sending 1.6 million children to school almost overnight.
2007-10-18
04:34:38
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Politics & Government
➔ Civic Participation
Fiscal responsibility seems to be a failing in many countries. In America we spent over 3 trillion dollars on waging war in Iraq which we didn't need to do, and we still have destitute Vietnam war veterans, homelessness and uninsured workers without health coverage.
2007-10-18
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Perhaps a good idea, but who will foot the bill? Do you want part of your tax dollars going to that? I'm not saying it should not be done, but I want to voice my opinion about what is the best use of my tax dollars. Personally, I think we'd make the world a safer place doing this than occupying Iraq. Others will disagree....Watch out here come the Flamers
2007-10-18 08:56:56
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answered by Anonymous
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The Jubilee Act is debt relief for 67 countries in the Globel South......Its called Jubilee for the 7th year sabbath...when after 7 years the year of jubilee all debts were cancelled.....
and i see nothing wrong with helping impoverished countries so they can help thier people and economy....but it should be upon condition that it to lets there people be debt free as well....and not burdened by thier Goverments to pay it back to it.....if nations are forgiven then they need to forgive thier people as well.............
2007-10-18 04:47:02
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answered by hghostinme 6
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Assuming there is such an act proposed, (I don't see any citations but for argumetns sake I will go with it), then I suggest its chances are doomed by its religious name.
Maybe it is worth passing, maybe not, but the name itself is pure US politics grandstanding, and it may not even be Constitutinal to attach such a name to a bill (1st amendment establishment clause and all...)
2007-10-19 11:02:54
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answered by Barry C 6
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I've bought not anything in opposition to men and women studying books now not in general incorporated within the canon. I am presently engaged in a plan of Bible studying which I intend to prolong (as I have time) to as a substitute plenty of the non-canonical fabric, adding the 3 books of the Shepherd of Hermas and the epistle of Barnabas. In reality, I'm making plans on hitting one of the crucial much less-revered models, adding Gnostic elements and such unusual works because the Gospel of Nicodemus (which, for me, will likely be a re-studying, considering of an ancient curiosity in Holy Grail legends). Thanks for the hyperlink to the Codex Sinaiticus! It'll be a priceless reference. (I see there also are "unidentified fragments" indexed within the contents; the ones intrigue me.) The New Testament canon used to be settled regularly, and a quantity of books that had been particularly revered within the early church had been overlooked considering of questions approximately their assets. In addition to Barnabas and Hermas, the letters of Clement had been noteworthy. Of the ones now incorporated, the letter to the Hebrews, the guide of Revelation, and the letters of James and Jude weren't accredited via a few gurus as past due because the fourth century. Also two Peter and a pair of and three John. As for the KJV, it used to be an first-class translation (into seventeenth-century English) of the assets to be had on the time. I do not see in which you get the proposal that any one "transformed" it; it used to be translated via a committee (King James being worried most effective in authorizing the challenge) and has been revised given that in makes an attempt to upgrade its accuracy. Any translation has problems, and I decide on to examine specific ones and use models with plenty of notes approximately the offerings made via the translators. I additionally restrict a pair in which I'm conscious of intentionally deceptive offerings that I discover offensive. Scripture is far much less of a trouble if one does not count on it to function a ideal and inerrant authority. I gave up on that type of view lengthy in the past, considering of the inherent contradictions. I suspect that many Christians are tempted to worship their Bibles considering of the want to retake manipulate in their ideals as a substitute than publish that detail in their lives to God. Others, I feel, is also pushed via a want to spot with a special devout institution or chief, and accordingly to say that institution's or character's scriptural interpretations are ideal. Either method, it is a method to flip an detail of 1's faith right into a separate god. One could be aware that Jesus mentioned, really quite often and now not very well, that the Pharisees had been doing plenty of that type of factor.
2016-09-05 13:57:44
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answered by ? 4
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We might as well support it. It's not like they'll ever pay their debts anyway. Fiscal irresponsibility is a huge failing of these countries. Forgive their debts and never give them anymore money....
2007-10-18 13:10:59
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answered by sammael_coh 4
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I'm still searching the Internet to see if this book is true, but it implies the answer of yes, we should suport it. What do you think about this?
2007-10-19 08:50:28
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answered by hb12 7
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I would love a personal Jubilee act!!!
2007-10-18 05:12:49
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answered by Annie 3
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