agreed!
family first care givers
neighbors/churches second
community third
state fourth, only as necessary
fed govt is not intended to be in the welfare business, not can/does it do a good job of it
when family is not good (or there is no family) then needy hae to rely on neighbors and churches. neighbors are not helping in her town like maybe they would 30 years ago, alas. Churches...? some help but not sufficiently, often mislead her into walking 4 or 5 miles for nothing....and will seldom even try to deliver even knowing she can’t drive to pick stuff up (and groceries can be heavy, bulkey too, so even if they give her stuff she can only carry or wheel home so much)
despite the many remaining good people and churches, our larger society is getting more and more rotten. as you probably realize with your comment that helping those who need it “was once more common than it was today”
this is a serious issue, a societal and moral issue...
Agree.
Sounds like the lady needs to change communities she lives in. Depending upon her age, that may be almost impossible without outside help.