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RandySF

(85,684 posts) Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:13 AM Feb 2019

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Ivanka Trump's plan pledges $50 million of USAID money to pull 50 million women from poverty

$1 per woman.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/02/07/ivanka-trumps-plan-pledges-million-usaid-money-pull-million-women-poverty/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.76d816f9efa7

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Ivanka Trump's plan pledges $50 million of USAID money to pull 50 million women from poverty (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2019 OP

Lol she can keep her stupid pledges mshasta Feb 2019 #1

like she has done so much for women so far.. HipChick Feb 2019 #2

Canada changed lots of its aid to helping women and girls. Years ago. applegrove Feb 2019 #3

So much depends on girls' education, and so much thought has to go into making it happen! Hekate Feb 2019 #5

Yep. Old saying.. canetoad Feb 2019 #6

They just can't help themselves. justgamma Feb 2019 #4

Funny wording of the first paragraph canetoad Feb 2019 #7

What's the vig? lame54 Feb 2019 #8

I was going to ask something like that HeiressofBickworth Feb 2019 #9

mshasta

(2,108 posts)

1. Lol she can keep her stupid pledges

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:16 AM

Feb 2019

She will need it for her the lawyers

HipChick

(25,615 posts)

2. like she has done so much for women so far..

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:21 AM

Feb 2019

NOT
Waste of space..

applegrove

(132,900 posts)

3. Canada changed lots of its aid to helping women and girls. Years ago.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:22 AM

Feb 2019

If enough girls have a high school education, the population of the planet will start to decrease. Where was the Trump WH?

Hekate

(100,133 posts)

5. So much depends on girls' education, and so much thought has to go into making it happen!

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:49 AM

Feb 2019

Alas, the Crown Princess is as clueless as ever.

canetoad

(20,933 posts)

6. Yep. Old saying..

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 03:03 AM

Feb 2019

The best contraceptive is an educated woman.

justgamma

(3,693 posts)

4. They just can't help themselves.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:44 AM

Feb 2019

They have to copy Michelle Obama because they never have an original idea.

https://www.glamour.com/story/michelle-obama-new-education-initiative-global-girls-alliance

canetoad

(20,933 posts)

7. Funny wording of the first paragraph

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 03:06 AM

Feb 2019

Of that article:

"Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the president and a senior White House adviser, announced a new global effort Thursday to help 50 million women in the developing world by 2025."

Is she Trump and Kelly Ann's love child?

lame54

(40,035 posts)

8. What's the vig?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 03:20 AM

Feb 2019

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)

9. I was going to ask something like that

Reply to lame54 (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 05:22 AM

Feb 2019

Once the fees and salaries are taken out (and in a Trump pocket), the women being helped will realize maybe $.25. (that's 25 cents!)

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