I would, but I also think it would be disastrous if you helped strangers first, and didn't take care of your immediate family first. So, be sure to help your family first.

I really liked your reasoning annelisle. I have been a huge lover of the "Pay if Forward" movement. Treat others the way you wish to be treated, and you usually won't do the wrong thing. I know it's not possible 100% of the time to do everything, because we all make mistakes and say or do the wrong thing at one point or another, but it's a great thing to pursue, and gives great hope! The Father in Heaven sees this and knows how corrupting money is, (the love of money is the root of all evil) and for that reason, sometimes, he only gives what we need. That being the case, helping many people with small amounts would seem to be a better ideal to set. Then, I as a person would not be party to helping to corrupt another person with a love of money. I had never thought this through until now, but it would ruin me if someone I knew or met became enslaved by their love of money that they learned to love through me. It might be better to give more people JOBS and set them to work themselves doing good for the world, rather than handing them things or money on a silver platter. The rest of the money could be used to feed, shelter, and build shelters for others who refuse to go to work or live under established rules.

Now you have made me think. Prisoners have to pay for their own food. Implement some type of programs where prisoners can work for their $ and supply a fund to several local prisons to pay for them to work or learn a career. This what society needs. Pay for education of the homeless. Many are homeless because they do not have the skills to support themselves. Knowledge is one of the greatest things that people can have, so paying for schooling is a great ideal to set.