Yeah these people will throw a whole concert for "X country because of X natural disaster" and get paid for it. By paid I mean BIG BUCKS. Then they will pass a bum on the street begging for food and turn their nose up at them. They think they are so much better then a hungry person. These celebrities are worthless if this is what they do.
Shit go work at a food bank and help cook/serve food to local people in your city. I have done this many of times. I even talk to the people there after they are done eating. There seems to be 2 different types of homeless people in my experience.
Some of them have stories on how they lost their job because the company downsized, their family or wife left them, etc etc and they can't afford a house. Other people though choose to be homeless... These people really interest me. I had a long talk with a group of 5 homeless people I gave food to at a food bank downtown. They all decided to give up on life. They got tired of working, got tired of taxes, tired of everything. They told me they were truly happy being homeless with no responsibilities. And to me if you want to do that then go with it. It is a free country do what you want. But the people that didn't choose to be homeless they really need our help.
We should help each other before we try to help other countries, animals, and other various wildlife. All 3 are important and hold value to me but the human life holds the highest value to me. Even more so if they are local in my town/city/state...
GO TALK TO A BUM NEXT TIME THEY ASK FOR MONEY. Don't just ignore them.
P.S. I let a total stranger that I only knew over the internet (IRC) come live with me for a month because his house was destroyed by Katrina. What did you do to help people affected by Katrina?