For those of us who can't find Myanmar on a map, should our taxes go toward helping them after the cyclone?

Question

I mean really, how many of us in the united states can even locate that place on a map? if we can't find it, we obviously know nothing to very little of it. What does America have to gain by helping this country?

Answer 1

So basically, your argument is that because you are an intellectual midget (and I say that in the most loving way possible) we shouldn't help a country that is going through a tragedy! Get an atlas!

Answer 2

It's not so much that we gain anything from it. It can help foreign ties. I honestly don't think we should have. Here we are trillions of dollars in debt and facing a possible recession. I don't know how Bush gets a hold of money to just give away. China has 3 billion people and plenty of money.