Fix our own country first?

Question

Dont you think we should concentrate on helping our own countrys poor and needy first before giving away billions to help other countrys like Africa.

Surely with all that money we would save we could eradicate poorness,have the best free healthcare in the world,have safe streets with little crime due to no one being needing cash.

Once our own country was truely fine we could then help out other needy nations.

Remember we are one of the richest countrys in the world so what I say is completly possible.

So do you agree with me?

Answer 1

I agree, charity does begin at home in every sense.

Answer 2

There's nobody starving in America. If you starve in America, you're trying awfully hard to starve in America, and you truly do not want the help. There will always be poor people, but the Africans are plagued with so many diseases that it's not even remotely funny. Believe it or not, America does have free healthcare for anybody that can't afford it. If a poor person walks into any hospital in America, the hospital has to help them! Africa, on the other hand, does not such friendly people.

As far as government funded healthcare for all, that is a complete joke. While it's a good thought, there has never been a single time in history where socialism was tried and didn't fail. Socialism will always fail, which is why the healthcare system in countries like Canada, for example, is a complete joke. There is no competition among the doctors, so there is no reason for one doctor to be better than another. In America, a doctor wants to be the best, so he can get the best business. In Canada, it doesn't matter if a doctor is the best, because the doctor will get the same money no matter what. The only people hurting as a result of federally funded healthcare are the people who it was supposedly created to help. That's how sociallism works. That's how it always has worked, and that's how it always will work. On the other hand, capitalism, when not touched by government, has never failed!

Answer 3

America has an ironic problem, for sure- we want to be the best country in the world for our people. We strive for high standards across the board, in turn we come off like snobs. Therefore, to try and change the way the other countries see us, we try and "help" them buy donating monies, time, and effort instead of focusing on our own problems.

You also have to understand the good and the bad that we are doing: the good is that we are saving lives and build communities abroad. This makes the WORLD a better place, because now those people aren't starving, dying of diseases because their own governments are too poor to help.
The downside has facts that leave a horrid taste in your mouth: we have tons, and tons, and tons of people in our government who have had no clue what it is to go hungry, deal with rampant disease, or watch their children starve to death because of a poor economy. So what do they do? They feel sorry for these people, and send money. That, in itself, is not a bad thing. Here's what is: they take money away that could be used for strengthening our boarders, curing children's diseases, or putting it towards our law enforcement who constantly are underequipped.
Another fact is that we are doing nothing to help the governments of these poor people, instead of helping the people. We are just giving the people a short term solution, instead of worrying with their governments to help build up these conditions to a better level (or worse, the governments don't accept our help if we do offer).

Now, we are worrying about everyone else, and trying to balance our own problems with everyone elses. Why? Because we think we're the top world power and it's our job to fix everything.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

because focusing to much of america's funds for social welfare to americans would create government overload, Americans would be expecting too much from the government since the government ends up providing them with too much. this results into a nonproductive america where the people are expecting dole-outs since the government is providing them with every service that they need. why work when your America would give you exactly what you need?

Answer 6

There will always be poor people [ guaranteed] most of the money will end up in someone else's pockets. Money wont change the law's in Uk and their will always be greedy people who have enough but want more more more.

Answer 7

You are assuming we don't get favors back when our government gives "aid" to another country, besides the politicians would only give tax cuts to the rich

Answer 8

Yes, completely.

Answer 9

It would also help us worldwide, as our programs would be seen as working

Answer 10

When you say our country .. do you mean Great Britain ... or Scotland...?

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Dr BAd