Should America help struggling countries?

[hsb969acidtears]

Re: should we help struggling countrys in debt

I do believe we should continue helping other countries, but not to the extent of hurting ours. Right now, we are not doing as much with our country, fixing the problem with poverty in our own country, yet doing more with others.
I'm just going to laugh when the US falls beneath itself one of these days, haha.

[devonin]

Re: should we help struggling countrys in debt

I'm pretty sure the US is spending more money to fund their own military enterprises in foreign nations than they are spending on humanitarian aid in the third world. Maybe the way to raise funds to better the lot of Americans is to cut some of the billions and billions of dollars being spent to meddle in foreign affairs, instead of cutting the money used for humanitarian relief efforts.

[hafelife]

Re: should we help struggling countrys in debt

ok so im going to play the devils advocate and say ,seeing how Americas own debt keeps on getting in to the mix, why dont we invested in country's that could benefit us back. meaning we invest money in to them and after thay get back on there feet they have favorable trade with us in turn helping our debt.

[devonin]

Re: should we help struggling countrys in debt

That's kind of the explicit purpose of foreign aid loans. You give money to a country that doesn't have its own strong economy, to allow them to build up the infrastructure to start earning money internationally on their own. Then they pay back the loan out of future profits.

[MixMasterLar]

Re: should we help struggling countrys in debt

TO THE OP: The US is in debt.

It's our responsibility to take care of our own debt. If we were debt-free, I wouldnt mind my taxes helping out a few countries in the form of loans but why should I pay taxes and help someone get out of a jam their most likely put themselves into when I could pay my own debt.

[hafelife]

Re: should we help struggling countrys in debt

please try to remember that all of this is In regards to American foreign investment meaning that bye giving money by trading goods with them not real money .

[devonin]

Re: should we help struggling countrys in debt

PROPER SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, AND GRAMMAR ARE MANDATORY ON THE ENTIRE FORUM. THIS IS NOWHERE MORE TRUE THAN IN CRITICAL THINKING.

Seriously, run your posts through a word processor's spellcheck if you have to.

I'm actually not joking when I say that.

[Coolgamer]

Re: Should America help struggling countries?

HA! Love the fact that it's a yes or no poll choice.

While we're at it, take a look at the image I've uploaded.

Now, separate each color and label them black or white. Nothing else.

[sumzup]

Re: Should America help struggling countries?

While it is certainly laudable and to a point morally necessary to help those that are more unfortunate than you, it's not a good idea either to go about being generous when you can't even pay your own bills. The US needs to be fiscally responsible and pursue an aggressive strategy to eliminate the national debt before doling out aid packages to every country it comes across. To some extent, Ron Paul's policies of non-intervention do hold water, at least until the US doesn't have to worry about itself.

The best strategy is to maintain aid at the level it is right now, and overhaul the budget such that it is fiscally responsible. Only then can the US think about increasing AID to a level on par with the UN's recommendation based on GDP.

I think the image of the US, though, is more affected by how we deal with other countries than how much aid we give. Not cooperating on issues such as climate change (the US is the only developed country that hasn't signed the Kyoto Protocol and has been rather obstinate during the recent global warming talks) and resorting to force over diplomatic tools is a major sticking point in many countries around the world.

[HoodedRaccoon]

Re: Should America help struggling countries?

The U.S owes to much money to be helping other countrys out right now.

[devonin]

Re: Should America help struggling countries?

The U.S owes to much money to be helping other countrys out right now.

But other nations aren't calling those debts, primarily because the United States is putting a reasonably large amount of money into foreign aid. They aren't first anymore, Japan topped them a few years ago, but even though they aren't up to the same percentage of their GDP as the UN suggests they ought to, the US has a large enough economy that the smaller percentage is still a lot of cash.

If the US suddenly stops giving any aid whatsoever, what happens if the nations to whom they owe money decide that since the US has decided to stop sharing the wealth, they'd like their money back?

[jewpinthethird]

Re: Should America help struggling countries?

If the US suddenly stops giving any aid whatsoever, what happens if the nations to whom they owe money decide that since the US has decided to stop sharing the wealth, they'd like their money back?

Sharing the wealth? Like...invading a sovereign nation, toppling their government, and then having absolutely no plan whatsoever to rebuild the country? Is that sharing the wealth?

[25thhour]

Re: Should America help struggling countries?

Personally I DON't think America should help other countries because people should learn to fend for themselves. If people don't learn to fend for themselves They will always depend on others and when that country stops helping them that country will probably fail and most of the people will die unless they get aid from a different country.
This is just my opinion.

[dore]

Re: Should America help struggling countries?

I think that we never should have gotten so involved with aiding foreign nations. But I also think that since we've started giving aid we must continue giving aid until those nations we aid are able to function by themselves. We must finish what we have started, but I think we should limit future intervention.

[devonin]

Re: Should America help struggling countries?

Sharing the wealth? Like...invading a sovereign nation, toppling their government, and then having absolutely no plan whatsoever to rebuild the country? Is that sharing the wealth?

No jewpin, that's trolling. Giving several billion dollars in foreign aid is spreading the wealth.