[JRandomFreeper]

It's quite another matter when discussing whether to give food to human beings who need help because circumstances have left them wanting for one the most basic of aspects of life.

What the writer leaves out is who is giving the food, and under what circumstances.

I have no problem feeding the hungry, because I feel that I'm required to by my faith.

Having a gun pointed at me and cash removed from my wallet so the hungry can be fed by the government is something else entirely.

/johnny

[papageo]

The one’s that get me are those that buy steaks and lobster while many working people eat fish sticks and ground beef. Then the steak eaters send the bill to the ground beef eaters.

[wiggen]

100%. I have no qualms with helping those in need. Those who will never attempt to help themselves is something totally different.

[brightright]

In Cal. a card, similar to a debit card is given. Liquor stores advertise that they accept these cards. They were being used in casinos and on cruise ships. The author said the program she refers to is only good for 3 years she fails to say that after the 3 years they can reapply. Now that 47% of people receive some type of Gov. assistance it is time to revamp or eliminate these programs.

[donna]

Feeding the hungry is church work, not government work.

Just imagine how united our local communities would be if we took care of each other.

[hinckley buzzard]

I have no problem feeding the hungry, because I feel that I'm required to by my faith. Having a gun pointed at me and cash removed from my wallet so the hungry can be fed by the government is something else entirely.

You have succinctly summed up the difference between pre- and post-Progressive Era America. And the change was deliberate.