Not to flame or trying to be a smart arse here.

Yes, our charity begins at home.
But we need to remember that we are spoiled as a nation.
Some people thought that the Government would 'ride to the rescue' after Katrina...At least we have a government that can ride anyplace.

Even the poorest people in the US are 100 times richer than the most upper class in other countries.

Pakistan sent us money after the hurricane.
How much? Does it matter???
One talks show host read off a list of countries who send aid.

Some of the smallest, poorest countries sent 20,000-50,000 dollars.

That might be the average wage of ONE working person here in the US.
A gold mine to someone earning 100-300 dollars a year???

When Tobago, Sierra Leone or Honduras open the purse strings to help us
it can be looked at as a "we helped you when YOU were down" or we can look at it as a honest humanitarian effort.

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We do live in THE MOST PROSPEROUS country on the planet.

What does that mean?

It means-
If you don't work, you get money,
If you are hungry, you get food stamps
It your are sick, you get cared for
If you need shelter we will house you.

If you can figure out the system, work it for all it's worth.

5 million bucks, Divide that by all the people who live in this country and it's mere pennies.

I can pass on a coke, sandwich and chips for one day..

Or take a the few pennies out of the taxes I pay....I'll never see it anyway.

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This is a reflection of the state of the U.S. as it stands now.

I live in a country where we have to supply milk to the kids who are born to parents that are too young, stupid, lazy to get ahead.

When I go to the store I see that the powdered baby formula behind a locked door, because someone will steal it as opposed to buying it.

In that same store the condoms are under lock and key too!!
(Hmmm, pass out free condoms and them we can free the ENFAMIL!!)

Another thing that makes me mad as all get out it are the people who are carping about the "border criminals" moving into Louisiana to help rebuild the city. OH MY GOD MORE ILLEGAL aliens..

One person said it best.

"Those people (Illegal Aliens) are willing to live in sub standard conditions-no water, electricity, housing - to make a buck.

While all the Americans sit on their fat arses by the mail box waiting for that hurricane relief check.

Again,
I think about the a-hole who left his neighbor on the lawn, dead, and complained about the Fire Dept not showing up to take care of the body after the hurricane.


Then,
I see pictures of Pakistani communities banding together to dig their loved ones and strangers out of the rubble. Why should we help other countries?

I really don't know-some of us cannot help ourselves.

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Put it into perspective...

Some 20 something NBA players are now asked to dress "business casual" at any gatherings that involve the league- These morons earn 10 zilliion dollars a year and then complain that they HAVE to dress up and can't show their 'bling' anymore!!!!

Then you have some 21 year old kid that peddles cheap plasticware at a Pakastani market, He's worried about finding and digging out loved ones from under the family home before they start to fall apart...

Yep,

We need to take care of the people here at home, but they need to learn how to take care of themselves first.

You can go to school and become rich. You can invent things and make a bundle. You can open a business, write a book, be famous, sue, win the lottery or rob a store.

People here are motivated to lead a rich life.

People over there are motivated just to live.

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