I hesitated to open up the comment section on this story because I thought it would be dominated by the same old gripers who would begrudge any effort or expense to help others less fortunate.

It is pleasant to see so many people supporting this, and recognizing the importance, symbolically and materially, of this critical financial aid.

You only have to remember that any of us of Anglo-European ancestry benefited from the exploitation of developing countries for centuries. Our wealth and our society was built on it, and really, we are the beneficiaries of 500 years of plunder and unspeakable cruelty. So it is only fitting that we continue to give back the portion of our birthright that we and our forefathers had no right to in the first place.