[edcoil]

There is something, somewhere in all politicians that seem to think the American people must pay for the world on every issue.

Anyone know where this is taught? From millions at the state giving away tax dollars to the President giving Billions to everyone except Americans.

[JoanneSD]

Exactly, just yesterday was it, he proposed 30 billion to fight aids in Africa, I always wondered where they did the testing at in Africa, to know who had aids..

[oblomov]

This book suggests some reasons:

http://www.amazon.com/After-Liberalism-Democracy-Managerial-State/dp/0691089825/ref=sr_1_3/102-3861614-1926507?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180759868&sr=8-3

[EEDUDE]

“that seem to think the American people must pay for the world”

We are a rich nation, and a basically uneducated nation when it comes to economics.

I believe that the polls that show that a high percentage of people can’t name any of their representatives would also show that these same people believe that the government can just “print more money”.

Couple that with a liberal belief in a “world utopia” and you have the answer to your question.