| SlayerRondo said: No the condition of the person in need is of primary concern i just believe that people should do it of their own free will rather than being forced to do it. And yes many people give to improve their self image rather than out of kindness. For example the Government give's help/other people's money to people for votes or religions will give their help in order to convert people to their religion. The heart can be as good as people make it to be. Call me idealistic but that's the way i think people can be if the try hard enough. People have heart but choose to ignore it for their own conveinience. And yes their are some legitimately bad people. And just out of curiosity what was your solution for helping the needy again? |
It is only an issue of "forcing" someone to do it, if they don't want to do it. And if someone doesn't want programs to help the poor, then I have to question them. What I believe happens with government programs is they come to being because the will of the public is embarrassed by a problem, or offering it sounds appealing, and people fail to address the issue. As a society becomes more secular, and people are taught to focus more on their own satisifation as their purpose in life, government programs will end up growing. And in the charity side, particularly government programs, I get tired of the said "conservative" trope of how conservatives give more, thus it is better.
For myself, having people doing tithing to help the poor would help, along with some training and dealing with people's habits to make sure they learn to manage money better. Need to work with the poor on this, and they need enough resources. But, so long as the culture is one of self, self, self, then you aren't likely to get that. Giving will be out of placating guilt.
