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While I agree that these countries need helping, it always annoys me how so much is spent on foreign aid when people in our countries are still living on the st

While I agree that these countries need helping, it always annoys me how so much is spent on foreign aid when people in our countries are still living on the streets and in relative poverty - we need to solve our own problems before we start giving money away willynilly. I've been homeless and unable to find a shelter because there were only 15 places in my town, I've known people who have been hospitalized because they couldn't afford food, how can we consider giving money to a foreign country when the people around us are struggling just to live?

Joeboy 14y ago
It's potentially far better value to help people in poorer countries. When you're talking about people with an income of $0.65 a day you probably don't have to give them much to help them out significantly. There's undoubtedly genuine need in your country but I doubt you can provide nearly as much assistance per thousand dollars. On the other hand it's much easier to audit the good / harm your charity is doing closer to home and you don't really have the whole neocolonialism concern, so there are arguments for and against both.