Actually, this is how charity is supposed to work. Government taking money from one person to hand over to another is NOT charity. People choosing to help other people in need IS charity. However, I do think this impersonal type of charity often leads to fraud or abuse. It appears they send the donor the other person’s account information, so that probably makes it more likely the donation will actually go where intended.
What’s not known is why the person is in need in the first place. A donor has no idea whether they are paying the bill of an gang banger, drug addict, or simply a good person who is down on their luck.
Regardless, it’s very honorable to want to help other people, and this is completely voluntary. Anyone who doesn’t like it isn’t forced to participate.
Dayum why don’t my obummer phone have and app for all these stupid bills from the Gubment?! Geeze!
Unfortunately for the needy in this case I’ve seen many of them on the news recently. I didn’t care for their attitude, so, sorry, no charity.
Yes, but are these people like the woman who held up her electric bill with a sad look on her face because she didn’t get in line in time to get “help”, but in the background was a huge TV and an expensive game system? You can’t help people who think they shouldn’t have to be responsible for anything.