Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

I can't say that any one group needs help more than another. If someone needs help we should give it and in many 3rd world countries they need help now.

That said there is too much abuse of "the system" both here and abroad. There does need to be a difference between helping those who need it and those who simply want it because it's easy. (Can't work, get help. Won't work, no help.)

And it's easy to pontificate here on what priorities we would have the government follow but with a limited pot and seemingly infinite need how would you really make the decision? You can help people here but then see starvation in Africa, or violence increase to fight over what food there is. Even within the UK where do you put your resource? Keep pouring money into immediate need or try to find long term solutions? If the latter which will help more people over time (and be cheaper freeing money for other needs), what of the individuals who need help now?