do you think charity begins at home or should we give all our $ to africa like billl gates and warrren buffett

Question

my slant is this there are thousands of children in the usa that have little chance of making a life in this country lets help them before we go over seas...

Answer 1

home first.

the truth is there is enough money for everyone. why can't we figure out how to help everyone?

Answer 2

Consider the following:

People Who Shape our World - Bill and Melinda Gates. The following article in yesterday's TIME will help put your thoughts in perspective:

Every year malaria kills 1 million people—most of them African children under age 5. When Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, 50, and his wife Melinda, 41, were looking for ways to give away their prodigious wealth, they assumed that such monumental problems were being worked on. Instead, Melinda says, they found a "vacuum that does need to be stepped into."

Step they did: the Gates Foundation now provides more than a third of the world's entire malaria-research funding, and it's paying off. The most effective drug to treat the disease, naturally occurring artemisinin, is in devastatingly short supply. But last month Gates-funded scientists announced that they had created the technology to manufacture artemisinic acid synthetically. Within five years, the cost of a lifesaving supply is expected to drop from $2.40 to 25 cents. Lead researcher Jay Keasling says it would not have been possible without a $43 million Gates grant. "I had companies call me and say, 'This is great, but we can't give you any money. We can't make a profit on this,'" he says.

But even if millions are saved from malaria, there will be more diseases and more death. The Gateses' most profound influence has been to change expectations. Their belief that every life should have equal value, backed by their $29 billion endowment in the foundation, has injected hope not only into global health but also into their other priorities: public education, public libraries and at-risk families. The couple demands from grantees the same relentless focus on results expected of Microsoft employees and takes away the classic excuse for failure: not enough money. They have inspired others—from medical students, who are entering global-health fields in unprecedented numbers, to governments, which are putting billions into Gates initiatives. Says Jimmy Carter: "This is the most important foundation in the world.

Source(s):
Time.com - June 26, 2006

Perhaps you are the person who will be raised up to help the thousands of children in the USA. Go for it! We need people like you who see a need and will rise up to change the world one person at a time.

Answer 3

The two dudes decided what they were going to do ,as soon as you get rich you can do whatever you want .
I am very happy that they did that,coz i am an African babe.
but apart from that AMERICA is a MEDC(more economically developed country) and yes there are people who suffer ,but they are not as many in Africa.
From were i come from in Africa so many people do not have a single meal per day ,some children do not go to school they have to sell things so that they can have some food.And because of the AIDS PANDEMIC there parents are dieing and they have to take care of them.
So if you hear about rich people donating money to Africa pliz do not be jealousy coz they know that people in Africa need their help.Won't say they do not want to help AMERICA but they did what they did.
((in tears ))

Answer 4

we've extra help interior of u.s. for our adverse than only about the different u . s . in the international. there are a range of agencies helping the adverse in the U.S. completely, frequently U.S. charities funded through U.S. funds. many people, fantastically those in coming up international places, have terrible diseases and diseases in somewhat disproportionate numbers to u.s.. we are already helping the following. And we favor to assist distant places. it really is our responsibility. Your "slant" is an previous, drained one. bill and Melinda's foundation is astounding, and Buffet's contemporary pledge is the most important in the heritage of philanthropy. they're making a huge difference in the international, consisting of in the U.S.... and they have a extra finished imaginitive and prescient of the destiny than you do.

Answer 5

Damn straight...hell, give it to mexico, Africa's always getting money...where does it go? Maybe they should donate condomns.

Answer 6

both