A. Yes! The money and means should be found to feed the hungry.. it is not human to want to know millions of people are starving...
B. No! The earth could lose a boatload of inhabitants.. less pollution more greenery.. we have to start making hard choices now before it is too late. Aids is going to get them anyway probably...
C. I could care less.. I would rather watch TV than think about the mess...
D. some new improved concept.. please explain?
I apologize if this question or something similar was hashed out before.. but for the sake of a newer audience please let us know what you believe?
2006-12-23 06:42:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
A difficult subject, Tim. Of course people are going to be offended no matter what. My husband and talk about this often, however it's easy because we have enough food & are fortunate to live in the U.S. - but our conclusion is somewhat close to B... when you feed people, they stay alive, become strong enough to have children, and then you have more people who need food - and the world becomes overpopulated. So, maybe instead of not feeding them, we need to tell them not to have sex - but who is that to say as well. I believe in the evolution of things, and perhaps this many people aren't meant to survive on this planet. I'm curious to see what other people have to say.
2006-12-23 06:47:01 · answer #1 · answered by jenniferjillbruns 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to think like the other respondents until it happened to me. Answer is, yes feed them, but not unconditionally. You can't learn anything, or do anything when you're starving. We all (well most of us anyway) want to achieve and be self sufficient. It is encoded in our genetics more than generosity is. However, just giving people money or food is probably the worst thing you can do. Don't turn them into beggars. Make it conditional. Make them clean your house or something. Just give them a go. It's the hardest form of charity. The easy thing is just to give them money and hope they will go away.
Yeah, and the bit about population, it is a well established fact that people with more money breed less.
2006-12-23 07:30:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they should be fed, but at the same time why dont the poor and hungry ppl find a job? im sure someone out there will be kind enough to give them a job since there in need of money and food.
if they live on streets, then they wont have to worry about paying rent and any other utilities bills, the only thing there going to spend their money on is food,clothes, and any blankets or fabrique to keep warm during winter.
2006-12-23 11:07:36 · answer #3 · answered by Noriega 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we don't need "to find" anything, we already have the money and the means I really believe poverty is about the wealthy and powerful needing to keep poor people down for their OWN needs of feeling important and powerful , just imagine if everyone had enough and if we were all on a level playing field , how could the rich feel they are the big stinkin' cheese that everyone else envies and how could anyone feel they were "better than" someone else?
2006-12-23 08:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
D
reminds me of china how they are wasting everything in the world just to keep up with there population
if we have to feed all the poor hungry people, we might also be economical corrupt
2006-12-23 06:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by Pwnzer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes! because no living being should go hungry. the government should not let this happen. with all the money used for assistance in other countries to help them, no one in this country should go hungry.How is it they can help some other country when people are starving right here in the united states?
2006-12-23 07:09:28 · answer #6 · answered by greg b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D Provide seeds and animals so people can raise their own food and have a source of income from selling their extra crops or milk. Maybe I'd provide them with some food until their crops came in for use.
2006-12-23 06:49:46 · answer #7 · answered by Aliz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My thoughts on this is, feed the hungry and they will be back for more. Show the hungry how to grow or work for there own food and they will not be one of the hungry any longer....
2006-12-23 06:47:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes -- they should be fed broccoli and carrots ... that way we don't have to spend money burying them, but they have a strong incentive to better themselves so as to eat real food, like burritos.
2006-12-23 08:52:48 · answer #9 · answered by KevinStud99 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not if they never eaten fir a longtimebecause they will eat themselfs alive
2006-12-23 06:56:24 · answer #10 · answered by read_laugh-love 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋