It was stolen through taxation. Imagine how much good all this money could have done if it had not been taken from families that earned it.
You can feel as much pity for the starving people of the world as you like, but you have no right to mentally play Robin Hood and "do good" with other peoples' money.
Well, just check your idealism, then. Frankly, most people had no idea where their money was going but was giving the government a blank check on benefit of the doubt. Imagine if it had been returned to its rightful owners. You are still playing mental Robin Hood.
It was stolen through taxation. Imagine how much good all this money could have done if it had not been taken from families that earned it.
You can feel as much pity for the starving people of the world as you like, but you have no right to mentally play Robin Hood and "do good" with other peoples' money.
Well, just check your idealism, then. Frankly, most people had no idea where their money was going but was giving the government a blank check on benefit of the doubt. Imagine if it had been returned to its rightful owners. You are still playing mental Robin Hood.