The war on poverty is still a quagmire!

Funny how the left is still demanding that the right help solve the war on poverty. Why do they need our help? Why haven't they eliminated poverty yet? They have all the power of the European Union and still many parts of the third world are wallowing in their own sewage. What's up with that? I propose that the French citoyens work an extra 5 hours a week and donate their saleries for those 5 hours to the third world. Viola, poverty solved!