Cash to the poor: Giving money directly works surprisingly well

Re:Cash to the poor: Giving money directly works surprisingl... by Symmetry on Monday October 28, 2013 @12:08PM (#6627757)

mandate that people take care of people. Use the government only to enforce this.

That sounds far more difficult, subject to corruption, and less efficient than having the government care for other people directly. Sure, having everybody be good to each other could be much more efficient than government aid, but having the government mandate and define "good to each other" is so very difficult.

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Re:Cash to the poor: Giving money directly works surprisingl... by goggles99 on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @05:41AM (#6632870)

I encourage you to become more familiar with the IRS and the Dept of Welfare and Social Services, the cost they ensue, and the level of fraud/corruption/waste.

I also encourage you to personally meed and observe those being served by WSS, see the ineffectiveness and vicious cycle these people are trapped in.

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