Charity Doesn't Solve Anything

[MechAg94]

The greatest charity you can give a man is an opportunity.
--Don King (at least I have it attributed to him)

And yet our priorities at the FedGov level seem to be for hand outs instead.

[longeyes]

America, with its religious and capitalist roots, has been conflicted about compassion from the outset. It remains conflicted.  We'd better decide if the Kingdom's on earth or somewhere else.

[Harrison Bergeron]

And yet our priorities at the FedGov level seem to be for hand outs instead.

Hand outs are easy.  It's much easier (and cheaper in the short run) to just give out fishes, instead of investing in fishing poles and teaching people how to fish.

Some might see spending tax dollars on fishing poles as socialism, but to me, it's preferable than just giving out fish.


PS Nitrogen, do you drive a Mini Cooper? 

[BridgeRunner]

I don't think Carlos Slim is an expert on anything but making a lot of money out of a slightly smaller lot of money.  This doesn't make him an expert on either the morality or the efficacy of charity.

I am prevented by binding agreement from giving further information in support of my opinion of Carlos Slim.  Make of that what you will.