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A new World Vision Index of Concern
released yesterday reveals that even following the death of an
estimated 28 million people from the AIDS pandemic over the past 26
years, one in three adults among the world's top industrial
democracies say they still know little or nothing about the
disease. However, half of Americans surveyed said they would be
willing to pay more taxes to combat AIDS.
"I think that goes contrary to the view in
Washington. I don't think Washington realizes that many Americans
care about AIDS at that level," said Richard Stearns, president of
World Vision at a UN Press Conference yesterday. "So in a way it
gives them the political cover to do more because ... when you have
50 percent of the country saying 'you could raise my taxes if you
could use that money to do more for HIV and AIDS,' that's a
message that our politicians I think are not aware of," he
said.
For additional information or a copy of
the entire survey, please see the attached links.
www.worldvision.org/press
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