Would the USA be embarassed if another country gave us money to solve our homeless problem?
463816
This is very interesting. I suppose someday it's got to happen. I wonder when the US will require or appreciate aid from other well to do countries.
597873
What money does the US send to africa, yeah right, I bet there is no money going over there from the US maybe certain famouse people in the US like oprah sends money but there is no account of the US government sending money to Africa the UN wouldn't even save their lives but the US is going to send money.
25618
While I am all for being helpful, I believe that it is best to help Those who have to make their homes on the streets of our homeland first.Poverty is a problem here, too. I don't see why people are so quick to go rushing off to the aid of foreign countries when chances are there are people with just as great needs living in or near a dumpster or cardboard box just outside their own home. \n\nThe next time you're feeling helpful, Buy a homeless person a good meal. And be sure to ask what they would like. They are people too, so they may not like certain things, or may be allergic, intolerant, etc. In which case you wouldn't be helping very much.
719730
WORRY ABOUT AMERICAS OWN STARVING/HOMELESS/DRUG ADDICTED KIDS IN SOCIETY FIRST
1095564
No, the worlds gov's don't "serve" the USA, more like take every advantage of the USA. If you look at the United Nations for instance, ninety +% of the nations we provide billions of $$$ in aid to every year vote AGAINST us more than 60% of the time on resolutions. So, no, we are not the puppet master, or we would not have the issues in the middle east that we now face. Not to mention the rest of the world.
128039
Yes, I am disturbed. Why must we be the world problem solver, Clean up crew, Peacekeeper. We send aid to countries that do not appreciate it, in fact abuse it thru corruption. We willingly produce a huge trade deficit sending commerce to governments that are not democratic,that are guilty of massive human rights abuses that produce products so cheaply they are destroying our own manufacturing industries. I think that if we used our resources at home to become independant, we could "take our ball and go home". The world would then deal with us on our terms, not theirs. Let them reform their governments, solve their own border issues, come to our shores with their hat in their hand, and we'll resume feeding the world. We have too much to offer the world and we value it too little.
418609
I feek like this could pose another problem later for the US.
322448
Well, I would mind it if other countries hated mine. You are right that the USA should be loved more, but I guess you’re the easiest country to hate, as you are in control.\n\nYou can’t isolate yourself from the world because you will go bankrupt...
1097460
Hey gokart.  The reason why America is expected to solve Mexico's and everybody else's problems is simply because, for better or worse,  we've been sending economic aid to nations throughout the globe since the end of WWII and the world has become dependent on us to continue to do so because they have neither the ability or desire to solve the problems of their own citizens. Also, since the US has always been so generous by allowing tens/hundreds of thousands of people to immigrate here legally each year, leaders of other nations have relied (and continue to rely on)on the US as a convenient way to rid themselves of many of their most economically and politically desperate citizens who, often, would become the greatest threat to the control and power enjoyed by these leaders. While the US was left largely unscathed at the end of the war, and emerged as the great economic and political superpower and as a beacon of freedom and prosperity, the economies of both our former enemies and allies alike were left crippled.  Rather than allow the economies of other nations to suffer as they had after the first world war, America felt it was politically, morally and economically critical to help both former friend and foe to rebuild (just look at Japan and Germany) in order to break the cycle of global economic depression which helped push the Germans to support Hitler and into war.  In addition, when the Soviet Union rose as a political/economic/military rival following the war, the US(and their democratic allies) also thought it critical to provide economic support to various third world nations that preached democracy (although many of these nations were, in fact, ruled as dictatorships) in order to fight the spread of communism/socialism which was pereived as a grave threat to democratically elected governments.  Since the Soviet Union disintegrated and left the US as the only (current) superpower remaining, many of our former allies who depended on us for military and economic support now regard us as imperialistic bullies now that the Soviet political threat has vanished; with the current political vacuum of no American rival (although China is clearly getting there quickly), it is now almost universally en vogue to claim American imperialism and to be anti-American even among many of our closest former allies who were dependent on us to help them re-build their countries (France? Germany?).  Even now, though we certainly aren't required to and many of our political motivations for doing so are gone,and despite hostility abroad, the US still tries to be a beacon of morality by offering economic aid to nations across the globe and we are rewarded with increasing anti-American sentiment.  Latin American nations and Mexico, in particular, present a unique set of relationships.  As said previously, the US supported many third world Latin American nations(Panama, Nicaragua) militarily, economically and politically without any accountability by the leaders we aided following WWII due to the great fear Americans had that communism would spread to their hemisphere and their backdoor (look at Cuba); many of the nations/leaders we supported in third world countries across the world were nothing more than military strong men/dictators who took our aid and did nothing to benefit their people and these nations are still suffering and blame the US as a result.  Mexico, on the other hand, never was involved in WWII and, like the US, emerged unscathed - however decades of corruption and mismanagement by their political leaders and wealthy elite has also put economic pressure on the average Mexican citizen.  Rather than demand and fight for political and economic reform in their homelands, many Latinos simply found it easier to go to the US-whether its through legal immigration channels or not-for better economic, political and social conditions.  The people trying to come to the US have no will or ability to demand changes at home;
1014532
You are absolutely correct!  Our gov't likes to look good, so they keep hidden a lot of things.  They help other countries, do you think they do it out of the goodness of their hearts.  Of course not, they are always getting something in exchange for the help.\nI heard that the USA has stockpiles of foods put away that would feed the whole world for years and years, even if this is true, do you think the USA would just give it away for free. I don't think so.\nI LOVE the USA, however the people we have in authority are greedy and corrupt.
913619
No.  Most of the homeless people where I live have a serious drug or alcohol problem.  I refuse to give someone money or help them get a job after I've seen them shoot up on the stairs of my building.  Many of them have tried to bully me out of money while I was AT WORK by claiming I was obviously rich since I had a job ($5/hr).  But I have no problem placing my leftover takeout meals on the sidewalk where they can find them (takes about 30 seconds since I'm in NYC) along with old clothing/shoes/blankets that I come across.  I've had people come up to me at my job 5 or 6 times in one day begging for money because I once gave them a quarter 2 years ago.  I will not establish a relationship with a dependent person in my own neighborhood.  They will never be satisfied and they will always ask for more.
815726
I'm sure anyone from the USA would say they'd get along great.  But 85% of our goods and services are sent to the US.  So, I'm sure without our things, the US could potentially buy from someone else, but there's also the possibility of it being more expensive than they could get from us here in Canada.
541558
I would think they would.  We are the laughing stock of the world now thanks to him.  We have fallen to an all time low.  Wait until the Chinese and the Japanese pull in their markers.  25% of our National debt is owned to them. \nIf they don't call it in, in the future, they will loan money to countries that have a better future.
183451
Sure, why not?  They give the US real goods, and in return the US gives them little green pieces of paper.  \n\nThink about it and tell me who is getting the worse end of this deal?
1089609
Is funny you ask that Question.Asking myself the same think in Canada .\nEvent giving money to help in other country . When at home (USA and Canada) we have peoples living on the streets at night , peoples who are in need for living place.\nVery Good Question
702992
That's just it, though, we're not. What we ARE is too gullible, idly standing there while we get sent on the Mother Of All Guilt Trips by this or that organization for the advancement of whatever they feel like advancing this week. To add insult to injury, part of the taxes we pay goes to promote all of this. This is, of course, all in the name of 'civil rights'. \n\nMy point remains that if America's so evil, then whatinhell are we doing sending billions in aid around the world, trying to help other countries fix their 'bad'? What's up with that? If we're going to be really evil, then let's just keep all the money for ourselves! Instead of letting foreign countries drill sideways into our collective wallets, why not just pull the plug on ANY foreign aid, period? \n\nTruth be known, if not for decades of humanitarianism, there's a lot of countries around the world that certainly wouldn't be as well-off today as they are. \n\nMy question is, what happens when America goes broke? Game over, end of story, welfare check bounces, lights off, the whole trip. Then what? End of the fairytale...then what'll they do? It'll be back to rock soup and candlelight shadow-shows on the wall, and you're making your own candles for that. It's been barely 8 decades since the Great Depression...stock market crash and so forth...wild stock speculation, bank runs, it could get ugly again...and uglER, considering that there's 3 times as many people as back then.  But yeah, america's the devil etc etc etc ...
1094594
No.  Those in power will abuse that power by lining their own pockets.  As a result, those that the money is intended for will never see the relief that it was supposed to bring.  Same thing happens around the world when money is sent in good faith for needy people, yet greedy bureaucrats step in.