This indeed is a serious problem.

Most people just want to throw money at something till it goes away.
There are poor and starving? Throw money at it.
There are sick and unhealthy? Throw money at it.

Especially if it is other people's money.

But, going by the biggest examples of throwing money at a problem, the Bronx should be a shining city with great potential. But, it is anything but.

Helping people is seriously hard.
And stopping the violence that has been perpetrated so much that it is just part of the fabric of society takes real courage, and real self analysis.