To the editor: My father, Charles Inexperienced, lived in Malibu from 1985 till his loss of life at age 93 in 2011. For greater than 20 years previous to transferring to Malibu, he lived abroad working for United States Company for Worldwide Growth, or USAID. (“Trump and Musk crippled our most vital world support company. The results are grim,” Opinion, Feb. 7)
He served in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Vietnam, Indonesia and Liberia. In these nations he offered skilled improvement for academics and academic directors, constructed new faculties, modernized curriculum, introduced studying to rural areas via radio lessons and established neighborhood schools in order that extra college students would have entry to greater training.
Staff like him are who make up what Elon Musk referred to as a “legal” group.
I perceive that most individuals gained’t know what we’re shedding if USAID stays shuttered, however right here is only a small listing: applications to enhance instructional outcomes and entry, medical therapy, vaccine supply, illness prevention and containment, and meals and shelter for these displaced by conflict or pure disasters.
Along with being heartsick to see the vilification of a corporation my dad helped construct, we must also not lose sight of how destroying USAID can be shredding our Structure. We are able to’t let unelected billionaires take away the facility of Congress.
Marilyn Inexperienced, Malibu
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To the editor: I’ve lived and labored within the creating world and seen firsthand the advantages of American international support provided by USAID.
I used to be a Peace Corps volunteer in Chad and Malawi. After I was a child within the Nineteen Sixties, my father taught on the Polytechnic of the College of Malawi, which was constructed and staffed partially by USAID.
I’ve now seen our beneficiant nation turn into merciless and misguided. It’s a unhappy factor to see.
Fred Barker, Burbank
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To the editor: I can not unsee a current televised newsclip of Musk proudly toting certainly one of his kids on his shoulders as he strides via the halls of our nation’s Capitol.
However together with his unlawful and shameful try and shut down USAID, Musk now carries on his shoulders the disease-ridden and ravenous, skeletal our bodies of kids world wide.
How proud are you now, Mr. Musk? And the way proud will your kids be of you after they understand the diploma of cruelty of which you might be succesful?
Mary Proteau, Los Angeles
