@Pamela Rosa,
It does not matter if it is taxation or charity... So much of that money is taken from the poor and put in the hands of the rich... Our taxes in this country which began with those having the rights and the protection of government actually paying for those rights with taxes has ended with those having little right and protection paying the government to make more rich richer... Money given for defense, or to spread american power abroad is just more money for the rich, and it usually does more damage than good to the poor abroad... Give them justice and they can take their own, but give them food and medicine and they will outstrip the power of their environment to support both us and them...