[Vision Thing]

As an abstract, the poor will spend the money, and increase economic activity in the community and that raises everyone's boat as it were as the money stays in the community for the most part.

It's amazing that this doesn't work for big-goverment programs. You'd figure that the redistribution of wealth would increase economic activity in all cases, but the economic status of the nation during 60s and 70s were proof against this notion.

Also, the article mentions that both individuals and a nation's GDP as a whole become richer through charitable giving. It doesn't mention whether governments become richer when they give money to the poor. I'm betting this is the only time when the Laws of God don't apply.

[eyedigress]

It's amazing that this doesn't work for big-goverment programs.

Probably because the Government is working with stolen money.

[padre35]

And this goes to the nature of Govt programs, as well as money staying in a community, in the 70’s the economy was much smaller, Govt dollars didn’t have the impact that they have today.

It’s one of the arguments about Capital Flight and the rise of Corporatism.

Govts however, remoe money from local economies and then redistribute it to whomever they are trying to buy off, rather then who provides the best service to the community.

[Disambiguator]

It doesn't mention whether governments become richer when they give money to the poor. I'm betting this is the only time when the Laws of God don't apply.

God's laws apply in this situation, too. Governments don't benefit, because they're not really being charitable, plus they have to steal the money first.