It all comes from our taxes, and it all goes to the poor. What is the difference?
2007-10-14 06:38:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
koala - our tax money IS used to fund religiously based charities. it's a Bush program.
2007-10-14 08:14:42 · update #1
More money in the hands of Pat Robertson, James Dobson and rest of the religious right.
2007-10-14 07:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
First off, I don't remember hearing that government help kills incentive. What I gather is that they disagree with just giving handouts because then those people receiving said handouts have no incentive to better themselves, thus becoming dependent on federal/state aid. Grants to faith based charities are not even the same thing. Your argument is flawed - not all charities hand out money to poor people. True, some charities do exist to help the impoverished. However, some provide work training, oversee the training of guide dogs, offer pregnancy counseling, assistance for those with special needs (respite services, therapy, counseling for family members), etc. Taking into consideration those who TRULY need it, I do agree, however, that certain members of our society have become totally dependant on welfare, state funded medical programs, etc. and that they have no reason to work for anything because they aren't forced to.
2007-10-14 06:53:27 · answer #2 · answered by Empress1 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They were talking about the old welfare systems that were in place 10 years ago, and that were being abused on a daily bases costing we tax payers millions of extra dollars every year. That really hit home when a guy I worked with quite his job and told us that he could make more money sitting at home on the welfare system and that is just what he did for two years.
2007-10-14 06:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by ULTRA150 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Which Republicans say that?
As for why faith based, any government run program will be worse then a small local non-profit that is closer to their local community's needs. It does not need to be faith base, other grants to local charities have proved more successful as well.
2007-10-14 06:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by ROIHUNTER 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are Constitutional conflicts of pastime, yet that isn't in any respect end them decrease than the guise of "helping the unfavorable". think of it: Tax exempt establishments that get Federal money and yet nonetheless discriminate on the foundation of religion. "yet its for the unfavorable" the wolf says decrease than his sheep mask. it relatively is a Republican rip off that could desire to end. And further and extra people will pester the ACLU harder to do exactly that.
2016-11-08 07:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by slayden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When did they say help for kids kills incentive? The issue is not supporting bad spending choices of their parents... In michigan years ago the only way you can recieve any gov. help was to work at least 20 hours a week or attend educational programs 20 hours a week...Guess what it worked...
2007-10-14 06:45:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
no it doesnt come from taxes..genius...it comes from donations. united way, for example is NOT TAX FUNDED..IN FACT ITS TAX EXEMPT.
once again a liberal in desparate need of a fact checker...yawn....
2007-10-14 07:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't forget subsidies for farmers, or subsidies for contractors, or subsidies for car companies, or subsidies for oil companies, or subsidies for airline companies.
2007-10-14 07:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
semantics...
2007-10-14 06:45:17 · answer #9 · answered by Patti_Ja 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋