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What’s the point of G20 summit?

With G20 in Toronto this weekend, protests have been a common sight on Canadian news channels. I fail to understand the point of both G20 and its protesters. No one is getting the job done.

Leaders of G20 meet and come up with communique - list of non-binding agreements. This time it was about reducing fiscal deficits in respective countries. Well, good luck with that America!  Waste of time - regional summits have proven to be more productive than global summits that are increasingly becoming photo-op for world leaders. What a waste of everybody’s time! Not just time but money too!!

Canadian Government reportedly spent over $1 Billion in security arrangements for G20 in Toronto. And then it still couldn’t stop protesters torching police cars and damaging public property. Shame on those hooligans! They grabbed attention but no one has a clue what these protesters stand for. In my opinion, they failed to convey their message. And to the Government, we didn’t need G20 distraction brought to our cities.

When people are struggling with economy, such wasteful spending of billions of dollars aggravates that pain. After all, as always, you and I will have to foot the bill for all of this. 

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