Stlhd,

Where did I call for the US to step in. I would hope we could see past our own good fortune and help some others out. I agree we are pretty busy now. What about calling on France, Germany and other european countries to payback a little of what they got 60 years ago?

Harley,

There are better ways to help out the disadvantaged in this country rather than through taxes. Taxes funneled through govt. agencies eat to much off the top IMHO so the help is diluted. If I could see that 1005 of what i paid in taxes went to help tax away!


on 4 Salts comments,
"Let me introduce you to about 5 or 6 MILLION inner-city citizens and about the same amount of rural inhabitants across America who definitely "

It's racist because of this word "minority" being attached to this phrase "DID NOT CHOOSE poverty". Implying it is a conditon of repression and or inability. first on minoritites are being repressed. That statement in and of itself is racist implying that the majority being white is holding down the minority. You nor anyone else can prove this in any way shape or form. Primarily because the majority of that minority are immigrants who have chosen to be here because they recognise the opportunity in this great land. Second it would be racist to say that Blacks, Hispanic, Hatians ,Se Asian etc are incapable of making their own way in this country. Again far too many examples of successful members of these races to even begin to make that point.
3rd. take what is considered to be poverty level in this country and stack it up against any avg wage in the avg. country in the world and you have a wealthy person then combine that with all the freebeies they do not get in services like education and assistance programs. on top of all that offer to have any of these people that did not choose poverty the option of switching places with someone in bangladesh and let me know how many offers you get. I will not even go into the causes because you will just counter with the liberal hogwash that booze, drugs, preganacy,aids,etc are diseases and not lifestyle choices. I'll go tit for tat with any of that chit all day amigo!