Quote Originally Posted by Caledonian Rhyfelwyr View Post
IMO it is the duty of a government to serve humanity as a whole. Especially in the developed world, where governments should respect the fact that by making a little sacrifice in terms of their own nation, they can make a huge difference to countries in the developing world.
I'd say that the richer a country gets, the less it should care about "their own". The Norwegian population is doing just fine, we don't really need much help. However, your average Joe African living in a mud hut and eating dirt does...