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In three pages this essay argues that the United States is doing too much for people abroad and not enough to assist the residents of Philadelphia. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
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problems ranging from agriculture to education about HIV and AIDS (Prasai, 2008). The United States is always the first to support developing countries combat world poverty, medical crises, and
socioeconomic hardship. Former USAID Administrator Andrew S. Natsios (2006) asserts that the United States maintains the largest international assistance program in the world. It generously supports agencies of
the United Nations and is the largest single contributor to such UN organizations as UNICEF, UNHCR, and WFP (Natsios, 2006). In addition to its own $15 billion world AIDS
program, the United States is also the top contributor to the Global Fund for AIDS (Natsios, 2006). Three-quarters of USAIDs field staff are dispersed in 80 countries, working directly
with local residents to ensure they are receiving the help they so desperately need (Natsios, 2006). According to 2006 and 2007 statistics, the American taxpayers are carrying the heavy
burdens of this aid, with tax increases from $14.9 billion in 2001 to an astounding $24.5 billion to finance these programs (Prasai, 2008). These efforts, while noble, represent
only part of the overall picture. Meanwhile, back in the United States, citizens are struggling more to make ends meet than ever before. This is particularly true for
the people of Philadelphia. For instance, the cost of living here is approximately 27 percent above that of the national average (Social Analysis of Kensington, Philadelphia, 2007). United
States Bureau of Census statistics report that about 26 percent of Philadelphias population is currently living below the poverty level and that the city has the twelfth highest poverty level
in the U.S. (Social Analysis of Kensington, Philadelphia, 2007). The rate of unemployment is over 7 percent, which reveals that only a little more than half of Philadelphias working
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