What about Help for AMERICA?!!!

[stokeman455]

You know! I`m for helping other people and other countries and all. But, where do we draw the line? This country is in a total mess. The economy is down again and again. The unemployment rate is still to high.Health insurance is an issue. Also!!  What about all the homeless? I do not want to sound like I`m un-American or ungreatful! but,!! Hell!  I`ve been homeless and hungry before, and let me tell you it STINKS!!..I`m a Vet and the Government cut alot of programs out for Vets, due to the lack of resources.Many people are becoming out of work including myself.Due to the fact they`re sending assembly and production work to other countries, or they are bringing people from other countries to work those jobs for less money.Many people are losing their homes due to foreclosure or going bankrupt! What happens? People are renting apartments more and more. Their pets usually end up in animal shelters or worse, because, they cannot take (Spot or Tiger) w/them. I know I sound angry but this has to stop! With the way criminals are being let out of prison early to offend again! its has to stop. I could go on and on.Sorry about this post. I do not mean to offend anyone, but I had to Vent a little!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[glbish]

I AM ALL FOR HELPING AMERICA, BUT PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN TO HELP THEMSELVES ALSO.  ALL THESE WELFARE PROGRAMS WE HAVE NEED TO BE FOR PEOPLE WHO ABSOLUTELY NEED IT. 

[Storm61115]

yeah right on!! our country needs help too. i didnt donate to haiti..sorry. frankly i need all the money i can get. my man is unemployed. i'm working part time and helping my mom with her home daycare and i get paid for that every week, but i know the money is gonna run out some time so i need to save what i can for my own benefit. sorry for the other people, its just how it works here nowadays. we suck now.. yeah we do. the economy sucks.. we have no jobs and people expect to get money for haiti. i am very sorry haiti had an earthquake etc but we have earthquakes too. i hate my job and i wanna quit but it's only temp so i only have a limited of time there for now until i can find another one ..whenever that happens. its could be 10 months before i find another one like the last time i was fired/laid off.

[stokeman455]

Thanks Storm61115!  I`m glad to see at least 1 member agrees with me on that subject!!  You did bring something to my attention. The earth quakes. I forgot Chile and Haiti.

[eduby]

I definitely agree with what's being said.  They made a big deal about helping Haiti, a million ways to donate.  Even Facebook games had donation systems! But everyone is ignorant of the state of our own country.  If you have $$ to donate send it to something that will help your own country.

[muush88]

I agree also  they cut cut cut everything here.,but theres always money to give other country's I dont mind helping others but ya gotta help your own first. With Haiti i guess the U.S.A. should take the lead role  because its in the region. Other places in the world like Chili or Idonesia Should not be dependant on the U.S. for help South American countries can take care of Chili. China should support thier region. I never hear of the oil rich country's helping anybody,  Im sure they do but you never hear about it. I'd like to see a list of country's that do help out and amount they kick in. not including what individuals donate.

Oh and Storm61115 if you pay taxes  you helped

[jongarton]

I enjoy this very much THANKS for all the support of our fellow countrymen! Of course our country tries to help EVERY country but our own! That is TOTALLY MESSED UP!!!!

[trujillo33]

I totally agree with you guys...we should help our country first!!! I know there are programs in the US to help poor people but there are still people that are homeless so why r the program getting people off the streets?

[ashawnd]

i feel pretty much the same as everyone here. don't get me wrong-i am the type of person that is willing to help others in need. but frankly, in this time we are living in-- i am someone in need too. i am a compassionate person. when the hurricane hit new orleans, i was shocked and appalled by the actions of the president. not to mention the mayor of new orleans. the goverment as a whole simply left an entire city to die. now, that haiti has been hit and most recently chile- i wonder this-- where was the help for our people? i saw fundraisers for new orleans on tv shortly after the storm hit. i even went to new orleans to give provisions of my own-- but not to the extent of haiti and chile. it seemed as though every night people were asking for money for these countries. where was the help for our people here in the US? this doesn't even begin to uncover the problems we have on a dailiy basis of hunger and homlessness. that is a whole other can of worms. although i do help when i can-- i still stick to the golden rule that my mother always said to me--  charity starts at home.

[rlshank09]

 I think that America send other people to help other countries, and I believe that all this tends to deal with the root issues. WHy are we sending ppl to stop abortion in other countries, when america itself cant stop it here. I know America is a free country, but it looks hyprocritical the things we are doing.

[superteacher]

If we help each other among all the countries in the world, the world would have less and less tears

[pattypingle]

I think we help too many other countries. Americans (legal ones) need help too. I am going social security in a few months and I am shocked at what they want to take away from older americans on medicare.  Its like do I eat or get my meds!  Costs are going up...when utilities need money they raise the rates,  groceries cost twice than 2 yrs ago.  People on fixed incomes don't have the EXTRA money to pay for increased, taxes, food, meds, utilities, gasoline.  We need to say to the bid wigs, sorry I can't your increase in taxes until I get an increase in social security

[glbish]

WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS EVERY TIME THERE IS DISASTER IN ANOTHER PART OF THE WORLD WE ARE IN THEIR BACK YARD.  I FEEL THERE IS ENOUGH DISASTERS IN AMERICA AND WE NEED TO LEARN TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. 

[debraleesparks]

WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS EVERY TIME THERE IS DISASTER IN ANOTHER PART OF THE WORLD WE ARE IN THEIR BACK YARD.  I FEEL THERE IS ENOUGH DISASTERS IN AMERICA AND WE NEED TO LEARN TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. 

:thumbsup:I'm with you!!! AMERICA FIRST!!!!

[JakeJumpsHigh]

Welcome to America!