I guess your idea of America is from movies - immigrated here 24 years ago from a so called third-world country and I can tell you it’s rather unsettling when you see the bowels of America especially in the southern parts (I live in Louisiana).
I remember this was a popular topic in pro Ron Paul 2008 reddit discussions.
More people are eager to help Ukraine than our own states. They'd be ashamed infact.
States reject aid.
People are willing to help, but people have to be willing to be helped.
Ironically, googling sources for this is difficult because almost every result is about how Americans think we send 10-25% of the federal budget as foreign aid, but the actual number is far less.