Even if we accept that raising half of the poorest people’s daily wage to over a dollar would be a good thing for those individuals and their families, it is still far, far below what we would expect for ourselves and our own families.

Okay right, seemingly negative. But we’re not talking about first world countries here so his point is pretty invalid. It’s not like ANY program is going to vault these poverty stricken nations into first world status.

Basically, they need to start somewhere, so please…cynicism aside, let’s applaud those who are actually trying to help the problem instead of attacking their rock star egos.

Agreed?

Excuse me, but how much have those yammering rock stars done for world poverty in their lifetimes?

I dunno. Their utility in that case has been questioned.

Cut ‘em some slack, jack.