Why do we continue to send billions of money to other countries for aid, when we need it her for our people?

Question

Why do we continue to send billions of money to other countries for aid, when we need it her for our people?

Answer 1

beacuse its other countrys and they no there isn't a dam thing we can do about it .?

Answer 2

We spend billions here at home too. It is our duty, as a Nation that can help, to help. If we consider ourselves to be good people, we have to help others where the help will be worth the effort, and sometimes even when it won't be.

Answer 3

cause then we buy support in other countries, right now we are competing with china for africa, and they are winning by a lot.

Answer 4

put simply: the President of the US, doesn't care about the people of the US..it's a simple as that.. We give money to them and if we needed to know the time , they would not give it to us..

Answer 5

Why even ask the question; think about it.

Which needs it more, a place like Africa or here?

& Plus we want the image of a good country & being generous will help that.

Answer 6

the honest true is that we need to keep people on our side. Makes everything easier when we negotiate, so it is for the long term benefit.

The other answer is that we are not alone in the world and we should not just think of ourselves