Rich countries don't lift other countries out of altruism. They do it because it's in their own strategic interest. Take a look at what's going on in Europe for

Rich countries don't lift other countries out of altruism. They do it because it's in their own strategic interest. Take a look at what's going on in Europe for a few clues about what happens when too many of your neighbors go too far out of whack. we had a huge relatively unpopulated country, but that incentive changed as we became a mature, populous society. Sorry but you still are a huge, relatively unpopulated country[1]. [1] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/World_population_density_map.PNG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/World_pop...