[citation][nom]mouse24[/nom]Those people can raise livestock or grow crops, take a page out of a survivalists book. You don't need money to stay alive, it just takes the dirty work out of it.[/citation]
Not really, preventative solutions for stopping disease, medical supplies for people that would otherwise have none, aid for people that find themselves caught in a conflict they have no interest in. Food is one thing, taking for granted basic ammenities that you and I have access to is another. Would you rather see a healthy middle class child receive slightly better education, or an impoverished child saved from a slow and horrific death from malaria?
I think with a lot of people, it probably boils down to "why should he spend money on anything other than America." To you, I say, were you born without a heart?