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Thursday, January 6, 2011

The D.R.C- poverty and wealth

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Africa/Congo-Democratic-Republic-of-The-POVERTY-AND-WEALTH.html

The article that is attached to the above link discusses the lack of wealth in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the reasons thereof. There are extremes of both the wealthy and the poor in the D.R.C. Those whom can be classified in the wealthy portion of the population are so because they profit from the work of industries that have done exceptionally well in the area and have been able to pay the taxes that the government requires each citizen to do.
The disfunctionality in the government of the D.R.C, whom is being led by Joseph Kabila, who took over this position after her father was asssassinated, is not adding any aid to those who are in dire need of help to end their poverty stricken state. These citizens that cannot pay taxes are at a loss because the government has yet to provide aid for them.

1 comment:

  1. The extremes of wealth and poverty are quite staggering, but are you saying that Joseph Kabila is a woman?

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