Give a man a fish so he can eat for a day
or
Teach a man to fish so he can eat for a lifetime?
Why are hand outs so big and hand-ups not?
2006-11-24 05:55:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
lets say we were talking about you than i can say by some of the answers you have given people than neither one, you can go hungry untill you were hungry enough to learn your self :)
2006-11-24 06:08:13 · answer #1 · answered by JustMe 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I like the teach a man to fish. A hand up requires someone to actually take the time and trouble, hand outs are just throwing money at the problem and hoping it will go away.
2006-11-24 13:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by jerofjungle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
that's a good question... I support a system of hand-ups...
the problem is... NO ONE wants to teach anyone anything... that's one of my major problems with both parties...
but I would rather give a man a fish for a day, than do nothing for him, or in some cases, make it even harder for him to even learn on his own, much less someone teaching him...
in other words... you can't say "teach a man to fish"... if no one really wants to teach anyone anything...
2006-11-24 16:19:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is the problem with Neo-Cons today. If you told them where to buy the fishing gear, and told them then had to train the people how to use the fishing gear, they would scream that it infringed on the 2nd ammendment. They would follow this up by monitoring anyone who believed that people may need training for fishing if they've never gone fishing before and promptly attacked deer hunters as the reason for the lack of fish.
2006-11-24 15:26:53 · answer #4 · answered by Shotten 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Teach a man to fish.
People need to learn not to rely on others so much.
2006-11-24 14:05:45 · answer #5 · answered by Seven Costanza 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how about teach a man to fish, but if the fish aren't biting invite him over for mac and cheese. Why do you need absolutes in the world?
2006-11-24 13:57:38 · answer #6 · answered by Ford Prefect 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Give a fish a man to eat. Let's call it a shark. Handouts won't satisfy it.
2006-11-24 14:18:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
--->>Teach a man to fish so he can eat for a lifetime....
>>coz it's not hand in..LOLX:p
2006-11-24 13:58:59 · answer #8 · answered by Change this name! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teaching a man to fish. The great Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (RAMBAM) said that the highest form of charity is helping a man become self suffivient.
2006-11-24 13:57:58 · answer #9 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Why not give a man a fish this morning and teach him to fish when he's not so hungry?
I always learn better on a full stomach.
2006-11-24 13:57:19 · answer #10 · answered by J G 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
If he is about to die from starvation, it is better to give aid. If he lives in the desert, it is just a bad idea (think Bush administration).
America is the most anti-education and anti-science nation in developed (and some of the under-developed) world. Until we 'hands-up' ourselves, we should not be so quick to judge others, and 'judging others' is something we do a lot of - and we do not do it well.
2006-11-24 14:52:42 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋