Letter to the Editor; Take care of our own before feeding the world's castoffs

Humanitarianism is a wonderful endeavor and has the potential to save the world. But can Americans afford to create a “welfare state” for the world?

With the national debt so far out of whack that no administration now or in the near future can possibly meet budgetary restraints, how is it possible to endorse, comfort, house, feed and heal the hordes of humanity crossing our borders to obtain the freedoms our forefathers shed blood to obtain for us?

In our personal lives, just as in government, there is a finite amount of discretionary income available. If my household has promised to contribute a percentage of our meager wealth to a good cause, is it acceptable to continue supporting that cause when our own children might suffer from financial neglect?

Is it cruel to take care of our own before taking on the tired, poor, wretched and hungry of the world?

Regardless of popular religious teachings, one must attend to the needs of the immediate family before one takes on the needs of others. We, as a nation, simply cannot afford to continue taking the food from our own tables to feed the world’s castoffs and malcontents.

David Michaelson

Harrington