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Originally Posted by johnnyloadproductions
Up to a point. The poor should be able to sustain but should have an uncomfortable life so that they have a desire to improve themselves.
I remember in my youth a pastor saying that Madagascar was suffering from poverty, hunger, disease and you send missionaries over there. There were over 100,000 in the population at the time.
They gave them food and medicine, guess what happened?!... 1,000,000 people living in disease and poverty. It has to be thought out.
Lots of waste in government though, projects that are money pits continue to operate on and one whereas in real business it disappears rather quickly.
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Originally Posted by AntonMG
If only the money not spent on the Humvee from suspensions went to the homeless an the poor... unfortunately it would likely be squandered somewhere else...
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yeah, well, I know the world isn't that easy - but I also know that not all poor people, especially children, are lazy leeches.
I donate every year to a project where children from poor families can go and get warm food, help with homework or just play and be children - because sometimes parents are the worst enemies of their own children.
And I would love to see more money in projects like that - instead of giving money to parents that blow it on smokes and alcohol.
and I am pretty sure that if we raise children with proper education and a sense for the community, we also need less money for weapons AND food stamps in the future