[Augustine23592]

In American society, people typically do not do this, so I am a little puzzled as to where you’ve seen this take place. Broadly speaking, people work toward their own good and that of their families, and, following the ‘invisible hand’ philosophy of Adam Smith, this benefits society as a whole. There is a proud tradition of civic-mindedness in American society, and people do give generously of their time and money, but nevertheless, people tend to look out for themselves first and foremost. If they are loyal to, for instance, an employer, it is primarily out of self-interest and not because they admire the employer independent of their own interest. Some more ‘progressive’ communities in the United States (certain West Coast and Pacific Northwest cities, like Seattle, or Minnesota) have a higher-profile civic life, but even there, the American tradition of self-interest is the controlling factor. What you describe sounds more like a homogeneous, compact, resource-poor society like Japan, or the small social welfare states of northwest Europe. There, public assistance is viewed more as ‘helping one of our own’ rather than taking something from me (via taxes) to give to a stranger.

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Name : Augustine23592, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 39, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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