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This is a foolish thread.

Giving money to the poor is not a solution to the problem. The single best actual cure to poverty is not the dollar bill, it is a quality education. Giving someone the skills to cure her own poverty is far better than temporarily curing it.

Once upon a time, there was a very popular saying in regards to this issue: The poor need a hand up, not a handout. It still rings true today.