Is it the responsibility of USA citizens to support poor people of the world through taxes taken out of our?

Jessica

No it is not our responsibility but the Govt. seems to think we need to bail out/help every country in the world.... then the people we help bash us... go figure... If I remember correctly I heard that taxes were suppose to be a temporary thing and the IRS isn't even part of the US government

DAR

NO it is NOT our responsibility to support the poor of the world, and it IS our responsibility to protect our education and social services so they will be there for our own people.

And yes, we have the right. And I think we are doing that.

Bart S, I am not a Global Citizen. I am an American citizen. I'll let you know when and if that ever changes.

Hadenough

I agree. We need to care for our own first. than reach out. Extreme emergencies are different.

clone_commander_cody

I say NO... but I would like to say our tax money would possible be put to better use with a war against Mexico then Iraq. Go in, take out the corrupt leaders , and give the country to the people. We can have the country form into the republic it should be, and not on leach on the American economy.

FoxAmericaLover!

I agree. We should support Americans. Good post.

princess_29_71

Well said!! Bravo!!

We should be worrying about our OWN.

volleyballchick

Yeah. As much of my responsibility as it is for my rich neighbor to allow me and my family to move into their large home and pay for all of our expenses while we sit on our asses and do nothing, or just take our money we make and spend it on cars, clothing, and all of the fun things.

I am thinking we would be out on our butts rather fast. Or maybe having a door slammed in my face.

queen_of_highclass_insanity

The USA alone has the power to stop poverty with its billions of dollars wasted every year, not only wasted on building and developing weaponry but the tons of food that are wasted. The people of the USA have a pretty good wicket (as the saying goes) and is the measly percentage that is being taken from your wages really so bad as to be called an abuse? In Australia tax is taken from our wages to pay for people who are receiving welfare because they have either done something stupid or are too lazy to go out and get a job. People in third world countries are not victims of themselves but the society they live in and America has the means to help them so why not do it?

queen4clewis

it shouldnt be but guess what they make it that way.Its not so much that we have to pay for it but we have to pay over and over again for the ones who do nothing about being poor.They dont want to work so they live off our system.They get housing,food stamps,WIC,money,healthcare and never get off of it thats what really pisses me off and then their kids do it to because they dont know any better.Then they have kid after kid which raises what they get and raises our taxes.I could go on forever about this **** and thats just in our own country then they send money to other poor countries to help them all out with the **** that they dont have because of their governments.Sure we have a right to demand that it stops but does it do any good it sure doesnt and it never will.So maybe we should all stop working to see if we can get any assistance ill bet you 1000.00 that we dont get one damn dime even though weve paid 1000.00s of dollars in.GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS.

Lendorien

Meh. People blame the US for all the world's problems, but to be frank, we're only a tiny part of the mess. We didn't colonize Africa. We didn't colonize Asia. Europe did that... and they often left behind basket cases in their wake. We didn't start Vietnam... The French did. We didn't start Korea. The Chinese and Russians did. We didn't start Afghanistan. The Russians and Extremists did.

It is NOT our responsibility to fix all the world's ailments. We can try to help, but punishing the sucessful by taxing them to death simply because they've done well is no more fair than punishing the poor just because they are poor.

And I'll be honest. Foreign aid really has just created a new type of colonialism. He who controls the purse strings, calls the shots. Some third world countries that have been forced to take billions in loans, now have no sovreignity left as the World Bank and international powers push them around because of their debts. I've lived in Africa. I've seen it.

That doesn't even begin to adress cultural and regional societal trends that have absolutely nothing to do with us.

It's sad really.

The mess of poverty and economic malaise goes far beyond "the US is Evil" silliness to world economics, political power plays and even cultural thought.

So, it's not our responsibility. But that doesn't say we don't have to help... and guess what, we have. Remember the Tsunami? Common individial Americans, by their own free will, gave more to help those hit than any other country in the world.

People tend to forget things like that when they paint us as the great big fat target of the world.

jadednihilist

I think our first responsibility should be to eliminate poverty on our own shores before looking elsewhere to see who we can "better."

Rights are a funny thing these days and are being washed right out from under our feet...

avalon123

america needs to take care of its own people first and not other countries.

75160

Our responsibilityâ€¦NO. Are we doing it anywayâ€¦YES. I would love to tell you voting may help; however; once elected, we the people seem to have very little power these day.

Bart S

Yes, it's part of our global responsibility to provide aid where it's needed.
Governments do it partly because it's the right thing to do and will add to global stability, and partly from knowing that as the receiving country develops it will look more favorably on previous donor countries when the good times roll and there are government contracts to be awarded. Sometimes we just lend people money on the understanding that they will spend it creating jobs here.
It's all part of being a global citizen.

Cassandra C

No it is not our responisiblity, but to take care of our own! As in
Americans..

nickieali

We shouldnt have to foot the bill for all the illegal aliens, and we should have a right to say ok its time it stopped..It makes me sick that i payed out $2000 in tax's for the year 2005 and cant even get my road fixed..but i see all the mexicans standing in line for food stamps..

oscar

Of course it is not our responsibility. It is however forced benevolence. The really sad part is a very small portion of the so called help, Helps. That applies to the so called beneficiaries. Who is does help are the various contractors who supply the goods or services. In turn that helps the politicians get elected via. contributions over and sometimes under the table. Money talks. Scream your head off, if you wish nothing will change. Yes we do have the best government in the world. I think a good scrub down with Lava Soap would make it better.

Speedfreak

No, and it should not be.

"queen of": You entirely missed the root cause of poverty. It is not solved by writing checks. Corrupt governments are most often to blame. Without making themselves attractive to outside investment, how can a country grow and prosper?

Most of the African continent provides a good example of why poverty (true poverty) exists and is not being eradicated quickly enough. There are very few truly destitute Americans. No one having cell phones, cable TV, or smoking cigarettes should be defined as poor in this country, but somehow they are. Amazing how the definition of poverty has morphed in the last 30 or so years.

Joey's back

1st of all, I believe it is the responsibility of all to care for our "brothers and sisters" in this world--remember "love your neighbor as yourself"?
But, secondly, do we know for a fact that illegal aliens get any form of welfare? I know that I read all sorts of accusations and name-calling on this section of Answers, but I would really like to know FACTS.
If "II"s (Illegal Immigrants) ARE getting aid, I want to know HOW? Many, many years ago, I was left with a small child to raise by myself. (My husband, her father, moved and left us no way of finding him) For a couple years, we received ADC. But I had to jump thru' hoops to get it. I had to bare my soul, and all of my information about finances, habitation, possessions, etc, every six months. I had to have forms completed by others: my college, my employers, my landlord, my bank, and others---signed by them and returned directly to the aid office. How would an II be able to do all of this?

Krustyart

We do this by voting and by writing our congressmen and senators and presidents and telling them specifically what money we want to stop from going overseas.

talking to yahooligans will accomplish nothing.

Journey

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