Here is a thought-provoking comment on the posting yesterday on money and antiretroviral treatment. The author is named with his permission.

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"There is a question, however: If the government of a country insists on spending 48% of its budget on the military, is it the responsibility of the international community to pay for everything else?

It is a difficult question whether money is better spent in a poor country that neglects its people (because they have no other source of aid), or in a poor country that is committing what meagre resources it has? It seems to me, there is no easy answer."

David A. Feingold