World poverty is something that I have a great passion for. Despite what you think about poverty in America, welfare issues, or socialist ideals, there are places in the world where people are dying because they have no opportunity to acquire the funding they need for day to day living. It doesn't matter if you think that welfare is a chance for people to freeload off the government or that its a great idea because other places in the world don't have the chance to make a living for themselves and need help. As a part of one of the most financially blessed nations in the world, even in a massive economic crisis, we have resources to help these countries in need.

I encourage you to look into one.org

It is a campaign to take a very small fraction of the money earned by the government and allot it toward helping poverty stricken nations.

Currently, signatures are being collected for a petition encouraging our president elect to address this campaign in his inaugural address in January. I think that this is invaluable way for our country to take a stand against global poverty and really make a difference. It only takes a few seconds to sign the petition, so please, if you care about this issue, check out this link:

http://www.one.org/inauguration/