Glenn Beck calls for increase in charitable giving along with shrinking government. Do you agree?

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spurgeonryan said:
Charities are the best route to go I think. Government is just too corrupt and too many many mistakes happen with the government. I guess the only problem with a charity is that when they are out of funds, they are just out of funds. If the government needs to help the poor, they will just go over budget and continue their state run program.

And that NEVER happens with charities...riiiiight.

It happens significantly less often, resulting in far higher levels of efficiency for private charities.

Two days ago, I helped feed 42 people dinner. The total cost of the meal for said people was about $40 at retail, but most food was donated, so the actual cost was about $20 plus a few hours of volunteer help.

A comparable service from government would of been far more than ten times that amount. That is why charities are efficient - many goods and services are donated, which drive the costs down, making it vastly more efficient.