Basically it all boils down to we don't have the money for them, or us, so it doesn't matter how bad we feel or not about not sending money. Sure you can find gobs of American people who think we should send money we don't have, but they are idiots and and don't have a clue on money things anyways. Even a majority doesn't matter, I'm sure there are plenty of times where the majority is way wrong. Drop your wallet with 100 bucks in it down in the city with your number and address in it, see what the majority of people do with that...nuff said on majority.
That and the fact you could not trust government with any money is reason enough to say no, even if you feel bad about it. Life is tough I guess, suck it up.