The author makes an analogy about people being in a boat, the boat being a country. If there were only 50 people on the boat, and only 10 more can get on, how do we determine who gets saved? We cannot save everyone because if we do, we all suffer from security risks. This is just like the situation in the United States. If we helped out other nations, it would pull us down from our security. We would have less money to spend on protection for our country and our people. We would be vulnerable. What if the people we helped out come back to stab us? How would we defend ourselves? We cannot give help to just anyone. We need to give it to those who actually deserve it. In this society, too many people don't give a care in the world for education. They believe they will be covered for the rest of their life because they live in a rich nation. Those who study hard are sometimes not rewarded because financial needs are being thrown at kids who belong in poor families, but not necessarily have the nicest grades. Too many people in the education system are aware of the security for the poor. They believe they could take life by its horns and ride. "It expects them, it budgets for them, it saves for them." If there was no security, people would try harder like they did in the past.
In ancient China, men would sweat and bleed to past the test to become a scholar. It was hard work but in the end, it paid off to some. Now, people give a damn. Some slack off in school or even get out of school way before they should. Instead of providing security for the poor from our tax money, the government should simply create more job opportunities for those less fortunate. They could work on cleaning the environment and it would be like killing two birds with one stone.
"On the average poor countries undergo a 2.5 percent increase in population each year; rich countries, about 0.8 percent." This shows that poor countries do not care if they are not financially able to have kids. They just feel like it, and they do it. In more developed countries, the people are smarter about money. They care more about the future and think about the outcomes. If financial aid was put to a halt, people would think twice before having more babies, having more mouths to feed. Think about it. Our money is going towards those who might not even live long enough to give something back to society in return.
Although it is a little harsh to admit, the poor is hurting the economy. Some are secured knowing there is financial help out there and they slack off. They don't contribute to our society. The government should not give out free money. Instead of giving money away, we should give jobs away. If job opportunities were open, there would be more employed and less living on the streets or under the bridge. Imagine knowing your money is going towards a good cause, a good group of people, whom you know would eventually contribute something good towards society.
