Originally Posted by martyh

This is one of those threads where i feel that both arguments are correct ,giving aid is of course the right thing to do ,but how much and how often ? I am sure that there are people on this forum who give to charities on a regular basis maybe through DD from a bank .I am also sure that those same people look at their finances from month to month and say "i can't afford it this month my kids need new shoes" and either stop it or cut back ,the same principle applies in government imo