Originally Posted by aidsactivist
I have worked for the Canadian International Development Agency; while the private sector may not allow business class travel, many of my colleagues who share the ideal of alleviating poverty are zipping to developing countries in business class and staying in some of the poshest hotels for month-long missions (thanks to all of you taxpayers
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They are not alone. Just check the folks working for the UN and its agencies. Next week the IMF will have its annual meeting in Singapore and the posh hotels will be crowded with employees and delegates alike. Same thing happening in and around Turtle Bay in NYC starting this week until the end of the month for the 61st general assembly of the UN.