Myth: More Foreign Aid Will End Global Poverty

ABC News reports on the Myth that "...foreign aid will cure poverty...". Reviewing various statements by celebrities from Bono to Angelie Jolie and supported by Jeffery Sachs, June Arunga states "...You look like an angel if you have all these poor people behind you," she said. "Of course, they'll be smiling. Who wouldn't be smiling if they've just been given stuff? But that's not real life...she wonders why Americans waste money on foreign aid to Africa … when many politicians just steal it..."