With all the wealth that has been in in this country for years why?

Question

Why is there one hungry,homeless ,sick, person in this country?

Why the elderly who contributed their whole lives to society.? Shouldn`t we take care of our own in this country first?

Then when we become stronger help the rest.

Answer 1

To a certain extent I agree we need to look after our own.  But we will always have hungry, homeless in the US because not everyone wants to make the effort to be self-supporting and independent, and I don't feel I, with limited resources myself, should be responsible for able-bodied adults who choose to let someone else be responsible for their care .  

I do try to focus more on local needs in my own "backyard" than elsewhere because I cannot help everyone, and it seems wrong to ignore my neighbors while trying to save the world!  

Answer 2

Import Pauline Hanson -

You have just mouthed her political one Australia policy

"clean up our own backyard before looking abroad"

Answer 3

Because people are greedy and would rather have the brand new home and cars than to help someone eat.  They would rather have their swimming pools and fancy clothes than give someone a blanket.  That's why.  Money is the root of all evil.  People are just selfish.  I see it in my own family.  Thay talk about wanting to help a young family and they gripe about some of our own young families and never offer them anything.  I think it is a sin to have over abundant wealth and not use it to help others.  

Answer 4

I absolutely agree with you but you have to realize this is america.

What do we do with our money? we go to war! And plus half the homeless people in the world are drug addicts who dont accept mcdonalds gift cards because the want money so they can go to the store and buy drugs and come back out and ask for more money and so on...

Answer 5

How many times are you going to ask the same question?

Give a man a fish and he has food for a day.

Teach a man to fish and he has food for a lifetime.

Give a man a welfare fish, and he'll sit on his a s s watching tv for a lifetime.