Republicans... not enough people give to charity and never have... do you understand this?

Question

chairity has always existed... but it simply has never even come close to filling the needs that are present among the poor...

that's why we have welfare...

would you really want to live in a nation were 1,000's of the the poor died daily and lived in squalor in shantytowns? There's plenty in Africa where they don't have welfare if you want to see an example of what "no welfare" looks like... they have charities in Africa, but the need is so large, it does little...

do any of you care in the least?

the source is simple logic... if enough people gave to charity... the need for welfare would NEVER HAVE EVEN COME ABOUT in the first place...

you can use ANY country that doesn't have welfare... most people are just more familiar with Africa's plight...

the issue isn't who gives that I'm addressing here... it's that it's simply not enough... and never has been...

how about showing me a place that has no real poverty because everyone gave enough to charity?

A. I didn't say Republicans didn't give to charity... I merely said that overall charity isn't enough to fill the need... and it never has been... a simple look at history at any period will show you this...

B. Most Repubicans I know are against most forms on welfare, including those on here, just look at the other answers...

Answer 1

So how about more aggressive tax benifits for those giving to reputable charities?

But I personally know someone who is afraid to get a job because of all the government benifits he will lose if he does. If it wasn't for those benifits, he's be willing to take a burger flipping job. But because he will lose so many benifits, it's not worth it to go back to work unless he finds a job that pays twice that much.

The system is broken - it needs to be fixed! And part of the fix should be less reliance on the government.

Answer 2

First of all, I believe the 'welfare system' was created out of a specific need, at a specific time... I do not recall all the info., however.
Secondly, part of the failure until recently, was having a support system for those who have fallen on hard times, or have been unable to find a fair wage, kind of job. The system was set up primarily as a way of helping the poor, with families, get on their feet - as in jobs, housing, health, etc.
I think it safe to say, the 'single Moms' who could not support their families, have also fallen into the system - and, have had little success, or effort to find and, maintain a job which has equal or greater benefits available. This is part of the 'trap' of people on welfare - there is little hope of advancing their lives, or having any real goals in life.

Lastly, education plays a huge role in the system - without good education, people are unable to find jobs which offer a standard salary, and certainly, unavailable health benefits.
So long as we have a 'trickle-down' type system, in America, we will have the poor, the extremely poor, and those who simply give up, drop out, and live on our streets.

Answer 3

You are assuming the government is morally good and knows how to take your taxes and distribute it effectively to those with actual needs.....

You can give Africa $300 trillion dollars and it won't end poverty.

You can give one struggling inner city school $5 million dollars and it won't make the kids smarter.

Throwing money at a problem does not fix the problem. Sometimes it makes it way way worse.

You are trusting a big beauracracy like the federal goverment to be the mediator to distribute your money and give it to the poor. (people strangely trust the federal government to rebuild Iraq and rebuild New Orleans after Katrina...yikes) If the money actually did go directly to the poor, well that would be great....but it funds big federal agencies that have no competition nor real motive to help the poor.

I guess some people prefer an actual working system rather than a broken fanasty system that just makes the pro-welfare people feel good about themselves when they themselves don't contribute to charity by choice.

Answer 4

Actually rudimentary economics demonstrate that without government involvement enough charity will never exist.
As with any other good or service people will "buy" charity (ie donate to it) up until the point where marginal cost is equal to marginal benefit for the donor. But there is a benefit of charity not felt by the donor (ie that felt by the recipient). Thus the point at which the donor's marginal benefit and marginal cost are equal does not take into account the marginal benefit to the recipient and so does not achieve a Pareto efficient outcome.

Answer 5

Where's your source, dude?

With that being said, I'm to the right of center and given both my money and time to charities such as habitat of humanity and the red cross. Don't give that $hit that we're all money grubbing fat cats that don't care about those in need. I believer there should not be welfare simply because it doesn't work. It's been my impression that most people get on welfare and it becomes their comfort zone and they have no incentive to work hard in order to get off of welfare.

I resent the stereotype and you need to check yourself. You need to make make sure your side of the street is clean before you start attacking the people that don't fall into your ideology. I love helping people and it's what makes me truly happy. I hate seeing people living in a state of destitution and I'll do what's in my power to help. However, I've worked very hard to be at where I'm at today and I'm happy with the person I've become. I can't save the world, but I can do my part to help those in need.

Have you been to Africa? Back up statement/question. I've been there and have seen the lack of jobs when compared to the US. They do what they can within the confines of their system. You re contridicting yourself with everything you say and you need to do some more research before you start bashing the republicans.

You say that it isn't about who gives the most, yet you single out one political party. I suggest you go look up the definition of a hypocrit in the dictionary. Don't be surprised if your picture is the answer. Pictures are worth a thousand words.

You need to stop whining and go volunteer in a soup kitchen one night.

Answer 6

I hope you back up your words with action. You are plain wrong about "not enough giving". This country is known for it's giving. No one in the world compares. That's a fact. You're a little backwards in what you think is best for the poor. Who says a handout is the way to lift them out of poverty? What about working? There will always be a small portion of people who need help but it is not the government who does it. It's you and me - the people. We need to get people educated rather than street corners or shelters. This is one of the biggest problems. Getting them out of the cycle that welfare created. Their mentality has to change. Giving them more and more will not change anything. And lets imagine we have a financial crisis. Now what do we do? No work -- no taxes -- no welfare.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Do you realize how much money is donated to charity in the United States each year? Americans are a very generous people. The question is, what are the charities doing with the donations they are getting?

Answer 9

I don't understand all the critism of welfare. Since the reform in 1996 with Clinton, the number of people on welfare has dropped, the number of children in poverty has dropped, not a lot, but there's been a drop. Welfare caseloads have fallen 56% since 1996.

It still needs work, but if it's starting to work, why all the fuss?

Answer 10

Republicans are business people. They want Government smaller, hence less taxes to the Federal Government. If the federal government pays all those poor, the rest winds up as being owed to the federal government, which eventually goes broke because all the citizens can no longer pay the higher and higher tax. :)