Giving to needy people and causes.

[Pasta]

Here's an interesting question.

What method of giving donations or charity makes you feel better ?

1. Do you like it more personally giving it yourself, like giving money to a poor person you pass on the street, or putting in a salvation army bucket, or mailing a check to a charity, etc...

or

2. Do you like it more when the government taxes you, and then uses some of that tax money for charity in the form of welfare, foodstamps, etc..

 

[Norsefire]

Nobody can possibly select the latter, because it isn't even charity nor is it giving to the needy.

You are involuntarily giving to the government, and a whole lotta your tax money is lost in the inefficiency of government bureaucracy.

Welfare is just for lazy people to feel like they did something good.

 

[mike47]

As long as I am helping someone in need I really do not care how it is done .
What counts is the result . I feel sorry for any human who begs . Some have mental problems and it is beyond them, some are poor but instead of stealing or selling drugs they beg....etc .

 

[Pasta]

I prefer giving charity more myself, it makes me feel better.
Not to mention the government usually inefficiently spends tax dollars and a lot goes to fraud waste and abuse. Just my opinion.

When giving money to a poor person on the street, I know 100% of the money is getting to them.

 

[Asguard]

both, i DEMAND the goverment use tax money to pay for services but i also give my time to st john both to benfit myself and to benfit the community