Poverty and possible solutions...

[xBaron Dants]

He believes that Armenia is in a very poor situation and needs a lot of European aid and European noggin to lift itself from the mess. I say let him experiment with it, it is his money, and it is his dream. A man and his dream, I would hate to be the one standing in his way...I gave him some advice i picked up listening to others...he knows what he is getting into.

Heck, I hope he does succeed in whatever he wants to do, and I told him that myself. He just needs to watch what he says to whom, and maybe guard that European supremacist feelings from time to time.

[Hayq]

lol he also happens to an Englishmen, and the UK happens to be a fine nation. Perhaps they do something that we don't?

[obi]

What is his opinion exactly? I haven't figured that part out yet...

God: Please bless this moron and give him back to us with the capabilty to read the topic title, and answer accordingly.
In this thread I do not preach any kind of english politics, all i ask for is how we can help solve a poverty problem. Some have offered ideas, please lord, what business is it of the morons to ask my opinion.

Why, on so many topics here do people not actually talk about the topic???

[xBaron Dants]

lol he also happens to an Englishmen, and the UK happens to be a fine nation. Perhaps they do something that we don't?

Exploitation of other countries?

But he explicitly opposes that.

[xBaron Dants]

Alright, I'll stay out of this bickering. I have better things to do than bicker with a 30something year old man that I do not know.

Here's an idea that I have previously posted which would fight corruption, and the fight against poverty would follow..

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THE CREATION OF THE SPURK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

This is a project I WILL undertake (and no, I don't even need to be in government to do this).

It is an idea that came to me when I heard many many armenians from the diaspora tell me that they would love to start a business in Armenia.....BUT! they are afraid of the corruption.

My very simple idea to counter this would be to create an association of all diasporan businesses in Armenia (there are already quite a few, but maaany more are needed, we need MASSIVE investments for this to work out). This association will be affliliated with the armenian-american bar, the canadian-armenian bar, and every other armenian lawyer associations around the world (including Armenia's own). It would have a few full-time lawyers working for it full time, in Yerevan...with advice from the armenian bars around the world.

If, a business affiliated with the organization is victim of corruption, it reports to the organization, who complains to the proper authorities. The complaints should have a lot of weight as the organization would have multi-million dollar investors behind it, that the government can't afford to lose. We can therefore expect quite a few corrupt officials to get fired....and many more to clean up their act.

Some investment may be needed in the beginning, but it can eventually be self-sufficient if the members pay small fees to obtain this "protection". Once it has reached self-suffiency, local businesses can join (they could ideally join from the beginning, but the organization must first be strong enough to support all the potential members).

[obi]

Well, we have all learned a valuable lesson.

Be like Obi, and truly find out more about a topic before discussing it.

*reminisces about obi's greatest moments, such as the omission of Azerbaidjan when discussing the military, the constant encouragements to promote our number 1 touristic attraction, Ararat...*

Yes, we have a lot to learn from him.

So, is ararat in turkey or the azers??? you said turkey last time...

[xBaron Dants]

Ararat is in Turkey's hands. Azerbaidjan is the biggest reason for our military spending.

[obi]

Alright, I'll stay out of this bickering. I have better things to do than bicker with a 30something year old man that I do not know.

Here's an idea that I have previously posted which would fight corruption, and the fight against poverty would follow..

************************************************** *
THE CREATION OF THE SPURK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

This is a project I WILL undertake (and no, I don't even need to be in government to do this).

It is an idea that came to me when I heard many many armenians from the diaspora tell me that they would love to start a business in Armenia.....BUT! they are afraid of the corruption.

My very simple idea to counter this would be to create an association of all diasporan businesses in Armenia (there are already quite a few, but maaany more are needed, we need MASSIVE investments for this to work out). This association will be affliliated with the armenian-american bar, the canadian-armenian bar, and every other armenian lawyer associations around the world (including Armenia's own). It would have a few full-time lawyers working for it full time, in Yerevan...with advice from the armenian bars around the world.

If, a business affiliated with the organization is victim of corruption, it reports to the organization, who complains to the proper authorities. The complaints should have a lot of weight as the organization would have multi-million dollar investors behind it, that the government can't afford to lose. We can therefore expect quite a few corrupt officials to get fired....and many more to clean up their act.

Some investment may be needed in the beginning, but it can eventually be self-sufficient if the members pay small fees to obtain this "protection". Once it has reached self-suffiency, local businesses can join (they could ideally join from the beginning, but the organization must first be strong enough to support all the potential members).

Nice idea, but you still paying for protection. Plus you will see a few members murdered to start off... Mafia will deter it.

[xBaron Dants]

Nice idea, but you still paying for protection. Plus you will see a few members murdered to start off... Mafia will deter it.

You're joining a "business cooperative".

As for the mafia, it's trickier. The Armenian government is VERY keen on attracting diasporan investments. They would be very, very careful around this.

[obi]

Ararat is in Turkey's hands. Azerbaidjan is the biggest reason for our military spending.

That is what i said earlier. If they seek an agreement with the UN, tell them all they want is peace and protection from the azers and turks while they spend their money on making the poor healthy again...