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Letter To Obama

Dear President Obama, I'm sure you are well aware of the successes that micro loans have had on many countries that suffer from poverty. Opposed to simply injecting a large sum of money into the countries government, micro loans are mainly given to women in order to help them start their own businesses. When money is simply put into a government of an African country, the money benefits the government, which in turn is supposed to help the people. Yet many of the African governments are so corrupt that the money intended to relieve the financial burden on many men and women in Africa, actually never has the desired effect. With micro loans we can directly support women. With these loans women receive the finances in order to establish their businesses. Micro loans are often successful since their quantity is related to the style of business that an individual is trying to start or is trying to rebuild. Micro loans, in most cases, are easy to pay back since the profit of the business is often well over the expense of the loan. President Obama it's easy to see the success through Muhammad Yunus's micro-financed Grameen bank of Bangladesh. Other organizations such as Oxfam, APMAS, CARE, and Opportunity International are highly successful micro loan foundations as well. Muhammad Yunus's achievements in micro finance awarded him the 2006 nobel peace prize. President Obama, the goal of micro loans is to empower women in places where little respect and opportunity for women is available, and to alleviate poverty. Micro loans are a great and viable option for foreign aid! Thanks for your time. ~Will Searle

Final paper guiding questions... 1- What was healthcare like in the past? 2- What do experts say healthcare will be like in the future? 3- Were there any recent laws passed on healthcare? 4- Who suffers from healthcare? 5- How does healthcare in other countries compare to the U.S.'s healthcare system? 6- What are possible options to lessen the negative effects of healthcare? 7- What are some positive effects of healthcare? 8- How has our healthcare system been influenced over the past years? 9- How does healthcare affect poverty, and why? 10- What are some of Obama's plans for healthcare? 11- Do upper-class citizens feel any financial burden's of the healthcare system?