If I gave $10000 to a needy stranger in Honduras while my daughter is homeless and hungry on the streets of America, what does that make me?

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If I prioritize others over my own family, does that make me a good person or a bad person?

In the fictional scenario, I did give a small fortune to the needy, but I failed to take care of my own daughter. This means that I am possibly more generous on average that an average person, and that I might not clearly distinguish between friend, family, and stranger when giving help.

If I am not a good person for not helping my daughter, where is the moral law that says parents need to help their children after they turn 18? And should people prioritize their own family over strangers rather than giving to the most needy despite their relationship to you. And why or why not?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I get it. You don't like foreign aid. The reason we have done that historically is to keep other countries favorably disposed to us, so that they don't join up with our enemies. So a better analogy might be, would you sacrifice putting locks on your doors to give your daughter $20?

Foreign aid is a very small portion of our budget. Military costs are a huge portion.

Anonymous · Answer

It makes you an idiot. But I wouldn't give the money to her, She an drug addict, so I would use to help her that way.

Wes: i dont give thumbs down · Answer

this class sounds like it is looking for a specific answer, and if it is, only you can answer it.  
if not, for my viewpoint, after they are 18 and if they refuse help, refuse to help themselves, there is nothing you can do for them.  Until they choose the pick themselves up, there is nothing you can do for them.

Anonymous · Answer

That would make you some kind of lunatic that needed incarceration.

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If I gave $10000 to a needy stranger in Honduras while my daughter is homeless and hungry on the streets of America, what does that make me?

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