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Begging Is Of A Higher Moral Order Than The Government's Handouts
Begging for the necessities of life when one is unable (tempoorarily or permanently) to manage on his or her own and depending on the charity of others is much more moral than the government's role of "sugar daddy." The reasons are several: First it is more honest in the relationship. When the government provides automatically, the recipient loses sight of the truth of the matter and often assumes the victim role and assumes it is a right to only be a receiver and taker. (continued)
 charlee  26 Jul 2009 22:00
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Second, often times better decisions will be made by the charity than the government regarding the true needs of the recipient. Thirdly, the government is wasteful and as we all know monies pass through many grabbing hands in the bureaucracy before reaching the hands that really need it. Fourth, it expands the powers of government by defining its role as more and more the provider, when, in actual fact, the government produces nothing of value to add to the commerce of the country--it only confiscates and takes at will.
 
 charlee  26 Jul 2009 22:01
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 Admin and running costs of most charities in the UK are around 80-90%, very little bleeds through to the actual charity in question. Is it the same in the US?
by  LordDaniel
 26 Jul 2009 22:13
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What a strange debate. It sounds like you want to make people suffer so they appreciate handouts more. I would suggest giving it a try first before deciding what's more moral for people.
If I was starving I would definitely assume the victim role. What else is there, death?
 
 RustyWater  27 Jul 2009 14:37
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 I stated my reasons. Why do you create a strawman by saying I want people to suffer. Why would you accuse me of that? How much money do you give a year in charity? Are you a recipient of government handouts?
by  charlee
 27 Jul 2009 16:23
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Cute. Kinda sinister from where I sit but cute. So we should open up government begging centers. The GBC. Let all the needy go to the GBC and beg the government for help.

OOOOPS. Looks like we'll have to pay for the begging facilities and the begging administration. We'll need the anti-corruption GBC task force to make sure the administrators don't get rich off the process. (we wouldn't want to forget things like the Fannies would we?)

Liberals and Conservatives should be be forced to isolation so the rest of us can get on with thinking clearly.
 
 justsumguy  27 Jul 2009 00:46
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 We do have the GBC. It's called the Democrat party.
by  Bugman
 27 Jul 2009 01:03
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