Why is it okay for America to help others, but not each other?

Question

I have heard so much about how Americans are supposed to help others. Americans help others by choice, not because we have to.
However, every time I have seen anyone bring up helping the millions of Americans that have been forced into poverty, and the dangerous slums, where the desperate criminals of our country are forced to deal drugs, or join gangs to put food on the table. These American people have an even bigger plight than the criminals that cross our borders. Most feel as if they have be dumped on the side of the road and abandoned by our own people. I don't care what color you are, if your poor in America you are looked down upon, treated as if you have no rights to free speech, or any of the other rights wealthier people believe they deserve because they believe they are superior. Other Countries are kept from hearing about the millions of Americans that are starving. Out of a population of 300 mil, take away 20 mil illegals, then about 80 mil are somewhat wealthy

Deduct another 10 mil for very wealthy, and the numbers that are left, are America's impovirished citizens. That means that just under 200 mil people in America live below the poverty line. Two years ago Mr. Bush raised the poverty level because too many people were livng under it. His raising of the poverty line did not help Americans in need get help. It just made the numbers the government puts out look better. Americans don't even mind working for lower wages, if they can get enough hours to earn enough to pay the bills. But, companies will only work most just under thirty hours a week, they say to keep their costs lower, so they can make more profit. But, isn't that why they say they were hiring illegals, and no longer offer benefits to employees. How much more costs can they come up with to say Americans are to expensive to employ. Oh ya, expensive background checks, and drug tests, for someone flipping burgers.
Wow! those were dollars well spent by the company.

By the way all of the numbers I shared with you are estimates based on the numbers released by the government, minus the 20 mil illegals, and subtracting at least 10 mil for Americans who on paper, through their stolen identities show they have jobs, in some cases hundreds of jobs, per stolen id. The denial by the American people that we exsist is creating a rift, one that if we are starved long enough could turn these 190 mil Americans violent in desperation. The poor are not being educated, and the educated just seem to lose touch with reality. They would rather believe that even though these people paid taxes for education they like poverty, and want to remain there. An estimated 190 mil poor people want to stay poor? Okay, if you say so

Answer 1

You are absolutely correct! Our gov't likes to look good, so they keep hidden a lot of things. They help other countries, do you think they do it out of the goodness of their hearts. Of course not, they are always getting something in exchange for the help.
I heard that the USA has stockpiles of foods put away that would feed the whole world for years and years, even if this is true, do you think the USA would just give it away for free. I don't think so.
I LOVE the USA, however the people we have in authority are greedy and corrupt.

Answer 2

So you are saying the US should never give aid to another country until ALL Americans live above the poverty line? Great theory but here's where the rubber meets the road. Where are you going to draw that poverty line? And will the line stay in the same place?

For every person in the US that you class as being below the poverty line there are probably at least a 100 who would like to have that much to live on. Go live in Darfur for a year then come back and tell me who's got it better.

In the US. Poor is an attitude problem. Broke is a temporary situation. The reason we have illegal immigrants in the US is because if YOU think it's bad here, you should see where THEY are coming from.

And just what do you propose to do to change the situation of those 'poor' people? Increase taxes? Great idea! NOT! You get the government involved and 65% of the money disappears into the buracracy.

Do you really want to do something? Then do something. Don't just expect government to do it all. YOU go take in someone who is hungry and feed them. YOU give them a roof to live under. YOU and the over educated idiots you got all your idealistic attitude from go and do something.

The US is not Utopia. The World is no Utopia. If it were there would be no poor people.

Answer 3

I agree why should we be out there getting rid of the world's poverty when we have enough of our own. The United States Government needs to fix our own problems before we go start changing the way entire country's governments are run overseas. Those countries don't want our help but of course we keep forcing it on them. Why don't we put some of that effort towards our own people. We are supposed to be the greatest nation-- then why don't we start acting like it?

Answer 4

I agree with you, but the Help theory is never free of hidden agendas, the millions given for Aids to other countries must have other prices , like dumpsters for Nuclear wastes, or a military base, or naval base, or even to stop growing something that's maybe competing to native agriculture.

Answer 5

it is not okay, but that does not stop apathetic twits who live insulated from the rest of the world and believe everything on their idiot box that spews out propaganda, from being part of the worlds problems and continuing to be apathetic fools

Answer 6

You are awesome.... My thoughts exactly. We need to taking care of our own FIRST instead of sending all this Aid to other countries. This country is SO screwed up it's scary....
MORE POWER TO YA!!!!!!

Answer 7

It is not right!
Would you feed you neighbor's poor dog and let your own dog starve?
Some feel that is OK-it is not.

Answer 8

Vested interests.

Answer 9

Rite on keep on spreading that good word.