I fail to see what responsibility Jo's referring to. Is he suggesting that those of us who actually have something, have a responsibility to help everyone that have less than we do? While it sounRAB like a nice thing to do, I fail to see how it's anybody's responsibility to try and guarantee that those who aren't as well off as you, become as well off as possible.
We don't have an obligation to eliminate poverty, or guarantee that everyone has a job and a home. It's impossible to achieve such a position. Even in the biggest welfare nations of the world there are still people who're dirt poor and have no homes. Germany, Japan, China, Britain, France, Canada, etc. poverty and homelessness is everywhere.
You can have as diverse a political cabinet as you want, none of it is gonna make any difference. The plight of minorities can't be legislated away. And then there's the fact that the thug culture places an emphasis on committing unnecessary crimes. Cold blooded murder is encouraged. Dealing drugs is seen as a family business and tradition while getting a real job in an office isn't. Killing a police officer makes you an automatic celebrity to people in this culture. Instead of talk about stock market portfolios there's active discussion and comparison of the number of women you've raped.
You'll have to excuse me if I don't feel like throwing more money at a problem that doesn't want to be fixed. You can't pay somebody to stop being a drug dealer or a gang banger.