Why do we spend billions on war and let our people starve?

Question

This country is getting worse than the Soviet Union and we allow our Republican leaders tell us what to do. More and more people in America are going hungry including the middle class and congress wants another 24 billion for warfare. When is enough already? I just went to a foodbank because I can't stretch the dollar anymore. At least for once they had something I could eat. I think we definately need a President with a conscious for the poor and middle class American and not just the rich elite class!

Answer 1

Well when the last Democratic president took office.

Only 11% of americans did not have health insurance.

6 years later, 16.3% of americans did not have health insurance.

Makes us wonder, where were your protest then ?

Now its back down to the 15% range, and you scream bloody murder.

When it was at 16.3% under a dem, you said nothing at all.

Why is that ?

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Where were your protest, when the last Dem president, was

Attacking, bombing or invading,

Serbia, Haiti, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and Kosavo

All without Congressional or UN approval ?

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Where were your protest, when a Dem Congress and a Dem President were passing and signing NAFTA

Sending american jobs south to mexico ?

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Where are your protest now, against a Dem Congress,

Whicj has allowed oil prices to increase 187% in just 17 months ??

After they only ioncreased 43% the previous 6 years.

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Where are your protest against the Dem Congress for letting gasoline prices increase 91% the last 17 months,

When they only increased 19% the previous 6 years ??

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Me does think you protestious to much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

LET PEOPLE STRAVE???????? what are you taking about the USA is the country with the most fat people in the world

Answer 3

Well said.

Answer 4

Cause bush is an a*****e

Answer 5

Because Bush and his gang care more about their profits than about the well being of the American people.

Answer 6

cos you have a dumbass running the country

Answer 7

While it sounds wrong to spend billions on war, and allow citizens to starve, sometimes it  cannot be avoided, (although the Iraqi is quite debatable).  If you look and understand, and picture the world as a global village, (pictures from space of earth, will do nicely), you would see, how small it is.   It is like, why do you spend money on doors, locks, and security systems for your home, pay taxes for your local police dept, when you can spend it on food, it is because all of us need security...to operate and live in a safe environment.  You would call the police, if your neighbour was a drug deller, arms smuggler, etc...that is a localised version of the wars around the world.   Humans, after all, have never globally agreed on anything and there will be differences.  However, like the lesson learnt in WW II, you do not stick your head in the sand and pretend the enemy is not out there, because soon enough he will bring the fight to your door.   It is unfortunately in these times, of weapons capable of hitting your home from thousands of miles away, to bring the fight to the enemy and knock him down, before he knocks on your door.  That being said, US, has always, proclaimed itself to be the leader of the free world, and these has given it special access, to economies of countries, which has allowed the US, to make itself into the most rich and powerful country in the world, and along with that power comes a heavy responsibility, the other nations look and see if the US would check on genocide, human rights violations and "bullying", if the US did not "flex" its muscle now and then, than someone, who is not so "liberal" might want to play in the same playground but with different rules.   I am not a war monger...but, sometimes, you have to fight, or you will find yourself, walked all over.  By the way, as way of consolation, you were able to go to a foodbank, because, you have a country to call your own...think of the millions, who have lost their country, becuase it did not have the means to defend itself or fight for it.

Answer 8

You are part of the problem.

You have bought into the lie that there is a good political party and a bad one.

But the billions recently passed by Congress to fund more war, was passed by a Democrat Congress.

There's really no difference between Democrat's or Republican's in government.

And really, there's very little difference between Democrats and Republicans among the populace.

Basically, Republicans think it's ok for gov't to rule us, to redistribute our earnings for whatever is their idea of a greater good for society. Democrats think it's ok for gov't to rule us, to redistribute our earnings for whatever is their idea of a greater good for society.

What both sides fail to realize is that government enjoys playing one faction against the other, because no matter what we ask government to do, they always get the lions share of the money required to fund whichever project one side or the other wants funded.

They are not supposed to tax and spend the way they do, either faction! When we cheer for our team/political party, and ignore the injustice the government bureaucrats visit upon American's citizens, we are morally culpable for that injustice.

Lest any of you think Democrats are kind and Republicans are harsh, realize that both sides make laws that ultimately have the muzzle of a gun behind them. Both sides gleefully use deadly force to make us step into line.

Answer 9

Amen sister,,,you are so right

Answer 10

Some wealthy people want to get wealthier. There is nothing wrong or evil about being rich, but some people are greedy, and think about themselves before they think about the needs of others.

Answer 11

Who is starving?  Please show me one person in the US who has starved to death.  As you have seen, there is help out there for people who need it.

I understand that things are tough for some people now, but to say that America lets people starve is simply an overstatement at best.  If you want to have a serious discussion about the issue, it is not helpful to start out with such an ugly fabrication about America.

ADD:  It is easy to spit out baseless accusations without fact.

btw.............People donate that food with their hard earned money so that YOU can eat and you complain about what they give you?  You clearly have entitlement issues.  You ahould be thanking these people for what they have done for you.  Shame on you!

Answer 12

It is called population control.

Answer 13

Because war is profitable and feeding the poor the sick and the elderly is not.  At least not in this world.

Answer 14

We don't let our people starve.  There's food stamps, WIC assistance, housing assistance, commodities assistance, SSI, and general assistance plus food pantries (food banks), soup kitchens, churches, shelter homes, matched savings programs, St. Vincent DePaul Society, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, low-income energy assistance, weatherization assistance, earned income tax credit, child tax credit (much of the working poor actually gets more back on their taxes than they pay in in the first place), etc.  I agree that people aren't always aware that such programs exists, but there's enough assistance out there & good people staffing these programs (or just good individuals wanting to help) that nobody need starve (or eat dog food).

Answer 15

it isn't the governments job to support starving people or fund wars for no reason. but it does both.