text: should the u.s. government be doing more or less to help the disabled,elderly and poor americans? our decision makers seem to be prepared for quick responce to help our worldly neighbors,with medical,food and plenty of your money supplies. there are many pockets of disabled,eldely and poor americans who have been left for years,just collecting checks and getting by. of course there are those who collect checks and do very much better than just getting by,but then again some of decision makers do the same thing. i think of this question wheh i think of the main one. how can you love someone else?,if you can't love yourself?. most definitely. we have people who are really struggling to make it now. our middle class is being snuffed out completely. our kids aren't being educated. those that are least able to take care of themselves are suffering the most, and our government is turning away from them.   to the person that said we should give more individually, i do give. i volunteer about 40 hours a month to help needy children. i donate money and services to help those who are less fortunate. if you look around you, you will see how great the need is, and these are not people who are able to change their situation. we pay taxes and those tax dollars would be much better spent helping people at home than detroying lives on the other side of the world.