Manufactured Poverty TV ad for poverty in third world country Often, a TV ad will air, showing the extreme poverty in a third-world country; showing some of the children looking bad enough to break the flintiest heart. Of course, they will, that is what it is designed to do, appeal to the heart and compassion of the viewer. Getting water for family These children are positioned around old nasty water drainage; all are made for TV rag-urchins pleading for your American dollar, which by the way seldom puts adequate food, clean water, clothing, and proper shelter in that outreached hand. There are wonderful faith-based organizations, which do a great job with global poverty, do not mistake what is being written as a blanket condemnation of all those who are trying to help. The point is; what is Washington’s idea on stopping the hemorrhaging? Look at the federal budget, Washington is throwing money at poverty programs, (more than enough), the problem