John Stossel: Charity is better than government

It’s the season to give.

I’ll give!

I will donate to the Doe FundThe charity, which helps ex-cons find meaning in life through work. “Work works!” They say. It does. Doe Fund graduates are less likely than others to return to jail.

I’ll donate to Student Sponsor PartnersThe program is designed to help at-risk children get out of trouble. “public (government-run)” schools.

SSP sends children to Catholic schools. I don’t consider myself Catholic but I give because Catholic schools are more affordable at half the cost. SSP has helped thousands of families break the cycle poverty.

When I was young I believed that the government would lift people from poverty. “Government programs, a ‘war on poverty’ will give a leg up to the poor,” said my Princeton professors. I believed. Then I saw the programs fail.

Now, I realize that government actions can cause as much harm and good as they do. Sometimes, even more harm.

This is what you should do “war on poverty.” Americans were able to lift themselves from poverty when it started. Each year, the percentage of families living below the poverty line has declined.

Next came the government bureaucrats and their programs. They have spent $25 billion so far. Trillion Information about programs for the poor

Some people received help from the money. For the first seven years, the poverty rate fell. “war.”

However, then the progress stopped. People were encouraged to become independent by government handouts dependent Handouts

It is called learning helplessness.

Welfare Created An “underclass,” There are many generations of people who have never worked. They’d lose their benefits if that happened.

Many generations of people have children, but they don’t get married. They would lose all their benefits.

The government taught people to be passive. This was something new and terrible.

This is why charity is so much better. Charities workers are able to make judgements about who is in need of help and who is pushing.

Not all charities do good. Some charities can be just as corrupt as the government. Charity can encourage people to give back if they’re well managed. independence.

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