Why can't our Government, the United States of America help its homeless and jobless?
Where ever there's a state of emergency in the world, you can be sure that America will be there to feed, clothe, and house those displaced citizens in foreign lands. Please don't get me wrong. I'm not against helping foreign countries in their time of need. I'm just trying to understand how our Government prioritizes. Millions of dollars have been spent on foreign aid but American children, men and women continue to go hungry? Also jobless and homeless? I know there would be some that say, "Government money is not all the same. It's allocated here and there for specific purposes." Ok, fine. So what percent of that money goes to feeding Americans in need? One percent? I don't get it. Why can't our Government take care of its own first before taking care of someone else's country? I understand that politically speaking, it's in America's best interest to have allies. That goes without saying. I'm just trying to make sense of it all?
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Amen!!! Thank You!!!!!!
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Why do people want to see victims where none exist? The people in the U.S. are far better off than people in most other countries. Poor and homeless people in the U.S. are that way because they choose to be.
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When American Idol did it's "Idol Gives Back" show, Simon Cowell said he never realized that 9 million children in America go hungry. I believe the sad story with this administration, is that, they prefer to remain clueless. When people like Dick Cheney admit that they watch only Fox news, you know they're being shown, exactly what they want to see & nothing else. Disturbing. I don't believe some of the answsers here. Like the people in New Orleans who watched their homes & jobs swept away from Katrina. Or how about our seniors who are crippled with arthritis, who can't work? Or the older people who worked for GM or Ford & suddenly lost their jobs to out sourcing? Do they really think these people wanted this?! Unbelievable.
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help the homeless people but dont tax the crap out of people who have jobs. dont become socialistic like the liberals want. btw. if you care so much take 10% of what you make every year and give it to the homeless families. thats what i do.
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because the people here learned to abuse the system, poor people CHOOSE to be poor.
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The homeless are usually crazy, and there's not much you can do to help them. The chronically jobless are just lazy and you can't help a man who lacks the pride to help himself.
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compared to countries that the us is giving money we are very well off will a small homeless, unemployed, and poverty rates
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we help our homeless everyday. unfortunately, some people are unable to use the given assistance to their advantage and improve their lives. they just want to stay on it indefinitely. We are not a socialist state so don't ever expect wide open financial help for those not willing to give some form of value for the money.
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You know I think it is also a matter of the administration underscoring that we have this problem all over the United States. And don't think it is just in the urban areas...I'm near a rather affluent town on the east coast and the religious organizations in that town have their own soup kitchens. They just don't advertise. They tend to 'take care of their own' without any fanfare. But you are right... However, and I don't know why people can't see it...but we are headed in another direction...because the United States wants two classes of people. The rich and The poor. The middle class are too busy working and trying to pay hefty mortgages to see it yet. In less than a decade, however, we will have just what I have said. the rich and the poor. There will be no middle class.
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They could easily solve the problem. But if they did, the candidates would not have the issue to run on in the next election. Like Clinton in 92 and 96. Promise a middle class tax cut to get elected. But did not happen either time! They want the issue to talk about during elections. Fixing it would take away their ammunition.
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Most homeless people come from broken families, are drug addicts, are mental disabled or are disabled or crippled veterans that our govt. doesn't care about. The govt. only cares when they think people are watching.
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we can't give free money to people otherwise we'd be in more in debt. but you're right when we should be focused on ourselves. But one reason why we're in Iraq is because Hussian was "trying" to take over the middle east ( not 100%sure but that's what my AP Euro book says) US was trying to stop another diatorship. to help the homeless, we need to help the jobless. Most homeless are jobless. One way to help the jobless is by having large government projects to employ many people
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I do not even try to figure out how the government rations out OUR money to foreign countries. Personally I cared less about Sri Lanka and care even more less about Iran and Iraq. My causes are closer to home. The hurricane Katrina/Rita thing has not been resolved to date... Explain that. As far as all this money building up the military in a foreign country... what good will that do when our troops are dying at alarming rates everyday. To make matters worst... after we use the equipment... we leave it behind for all the terrorists to have their way with. It happened in Desert Shield/ Desert Storm... and it will again. What about abuse? What about homelessness? What about hunger? What about poverty? Disease control? Minimum wage? Hate crimes? Terminal illness? Social Security? Believe me... I have other concerns and issues that are more important to me. Our money and taxes are being squandered needlessly and there is pretty much not a damn thing we can do about it... Furthermore... What about the horrors in Africa? Bush wants to intervene so much... take on one of the real atrocities of the 21st century...
