The people of America are in poverty but instead Americans would rather send money across seas. The United States should be providing aid for Americans below the poverty line before sending money across seas for foreign aid in third world countries. If America put some of the money that it gives away to foreign countries than some of the Americans below or right at the poverty line might have a chance to get out of poverty. Not as much money that is thought to be spent on foreign aid is but still more is sent to foreign aid than stays with Americans fighting to get out of poverty. The countries that are in poverty might not be working hard to get out of poverty and are just hoping that other countries will keep sending them money. Third world
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Foreign aid tends to have more challenges than it does opportunities.(Keo) The impact that aid has isn 't equal to the amount of money that is donated by other countries. (Keo) There seems to be no clear effective system that would help raise people from poverty. The United States is the largest benefactor donating thirty-eight billion dollars in 2010 alone. The countries in poverty want other countries to help them out of poverty yet don 't want to make any effort themselves. So far foreign aid has presented a zero percent growth rate over all the years it 's been …show more content…
Most of the time when money is donated it goes to the country 's rulers some of which might be corrupt. Most of the aid goes to third world countries in the western hemisphere with lots of people in poverty. The third world countries that the United States ends up donating money to turn out to be very hostile towards them. Instead of being grateful they are rude and unappreciative. They just think about when the United States will make them repay the loan they loaned them, The eastern hemisphere countries are richer than the western hemisphere therefore they get less aid. The western hemisphere takes the money sent to them for granted and does not realize how much money they are sent by the other
Foreign aid tends to have more challenges than it does opportunities.(Keo) The impact that aid has isn 't equal to the amount of money that is donated by other countries. (Keo) There seems to be no clear effective system that would help raise people from poverty. The United States is the largest benefactor donating thirty-eight billion dollars in 2010 alone. The countries in poverty want other countries to help them out of poverty yet don 't want to make any effort themselves. So far foreign aid has presented a zero percent growth rate over all the years it 's been …show more content…
Most of the time when money is donated it goes to the country 's rulers some of which might be corrupt. Most of the aid goes to third world countries in the western hemisphere with lots of people in poverty. The third world countries that the United States ends up donating money to turn out to be very hostile towards them. Instead of being grateful they are rude and unappreciative. They just think about when the United States will make them repay the loan they loaned them, The eastern hemisphere countries are richer than the western hemisphere therefore they get less aid. The western hemisphere takes the money sent to them for granted and does not realize how much money they are sent by the other