Before I begin, I know that there are a lot of people that will not agree with how I feel and what I express in the following blog. Some may perceive me as heartless, or stubborn. BUT they are my thoughts, and it is my right to feel and EXPRESS those thoughts.
When Haiti was hit...it was sad. I felt horrible for all of those people whose lives were taken and for the ones suffering of hunger and no where to sleep or be. I 100% supported our military heading over there immediately to help and aid this country. I support giving money to the Red Cross. So you ask....where in all of this is the heartlessness??
Does our Country REALLY have 100 million dollars to spend?? We are having our own financial crisis!!! More and more people are getting laid off here in the United States, needing government help. Companies are suffering from the downfall of our economy. I am not stupid I realize Haiti is in bad shape and they need the money...but I don't understand WHERE the money is coming from!! Taxpayers pockets?? With the red Cross I can CHOOSE or NOT CHOOSE if I would like to donate to another country or not, but now I don't have that choice do I?
I am not saying that we shouldn't reach out and help as much as we can, I am saying maybe someone needs to look at what we CAN do.
2 comments:
I agree 100% Social Security is going to run out before we ever have a chance of receiving it. We're in a recession, and although this is sad, devastating even--there are enough charities set up that we can choose or not choose to help another country. We don't need our government making those decisions to spend our money for us.
I wonder if I pulled $100 out of Obama's retirement fund for T's T-ball if he'd be upset or wonder why he didn't have a say...
here is my thing with us giving money to all these other countries, How many of them gave us money when Katrina hit, or the Mississippi river floods. They want our money, but they are not willing to help us.
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