Should we fund for the poverty that exists in our own country before the third-world countries?

and what about "the second world" or isn't there one?

We should definitely focus on our own problems first. When I say that I mean all of our problems, I am from the USA, and I believe that we should stop trying to police the entire world…exactly who made that our responsibility. We do a poor job of policing things at home, how are we ever going to succeed on another continent. For example, our borders are not secure, how then are we supposed to secure the borders of IRAQ from terrorist entering and leaving, trafficking weapons, etc…we can’t even stop the flow of drugs from south and central America into our own country.

We should not be sending public funds to help out poor countries unless we caused them to be poor, we have serious economical problems right now. HowEVER, if individuals wish to send money to help other countries develop infrastructure, education, or medical practices…well in the name of freedom do what you please with your personal funds.

To take it one step further…there is such a thing as the world bank…and the U.N. two organizations that should be doing more concerning the topics I brought up.

I have always said we need to take care of home before any where else granted there is poverty every where but just look around and you can find people in need in your own town. It makes me sick to think we (the USA) can drop off food to a country we are at war with the next day and it takes 5 days for help to reach people in the US. Im sorry but are we not the country short on cash but we can give out money like we have that good to help. So I think this so called well off country called the USA isn't really that well off when we have kids going to bed every night with out food and or real beds to sleep in let alone their own bed and kids with out coats in the winter. When there is no need for food banks and coat drives and homeless shelters and every other kind of help people need or may need then and only then do we need to give a hand outs.

Lady_E, Second World countries would be the Communist States within the Soviet Union, so in this case, an example would be Russia.

Some would say that Second World countries have the characteristics of a First World country, which means they are commercialized and economically stable, and the Third world countries--low level of material living.

I think some people are getting confused with the question I'm asking so let me put it in easier terms that people can understand: Should the government and its citizens take care of the poverty (the homeless, etc.) in their country (for ex. the USA) before they help out a "poor" country (ex. Some parts of Africa, South America etc.)

My DEar Sweet Friends,

Close the borders, collect all of the guns, open the prisons and release all therein with condition, then make all things FREE unto all herein. This is the Christ example for all nations to follow, for as we makest ALL THINGS EQUALLY FREE UNTO ALL HEREIN, then shall the world seek to establish this same Kingdom of Heaven in their land.

This is the Way to assist others, by being an example of Love for all the world to see and follow. Thereafter, we must seek all things free equally unto all mankind.