Are the general public hypocrites in relations to how money is spread around?

Recently I’ve hear more people saying that the rich should pay more in taxes to help them pay for their mortgage, car, etc, in these hard times. How can these people justify this when we are also unwilling to help poorer people more in other countries to pay for the basics to live?
If you agree that the rich should pay more do you also think we should also help poor countries even more in these times?