One of the advantages of private charity is that the donor can use it to encourage smart choices on the part of the recipient.
“One of the advantages of private charity is that the donor can use it to encourage smart choices on the part of the recipient.”
Certainly; the government is driving charities out of business to solidify their hold on who gets what. Years ago many charities were faith-based; now most of them have been reduced to government agencies posing as religious organizations (dependent on government funding).