Dan Burton: “First of all, I wish the Government of South Africa the very best. I want them to succeed. It want there to be a…”

“First of all, I wish the Government of South Africa the very best. I want them to succeed. It want there to be a peaceful transition. I wish Nelson Mandela and his entire Government Mr. de Kerk, the vest best. However, creating a dependency on outside entities is not the solution to that country's problems. I have been there. I know they have a great industrial base. I know they are a very, very mineral-rich country, probably one of the richest in the world. They have billions, probably trillions of dollars in minerals. You do them no favor by giving them the dole. The better way to solve this problem is to create tax incentives and tax breaks for industries in various countries to go over there and mine those minerals and create jobs that will put those unemployed people to work, that will teach them useful skills and help them to stand on their own two feet. Simply giving them taxpayer dollars from American taxpayers, from the largess of this country, is not the answer.”