12-28-2016, 02:01 PM
(12-26-2016, 12:11 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: If you want to get rid of all the mooching by getting rid of government assistance and letting private charity help those who are really in need, I'm all for it.I would first check with the private charities to see what they have to say about it. My understanding is that they would be overwhelmed, particularly during economic downturns, when donations drop and the need increases.
Not to mention that only 30 percent of charitable donations go to programs helping the poor. The largest chunk goes to religious congregations, which use most of their donations for operations (clergy and staff salaries, rent/mortgage, utilities and maintenance, pastoral activities, and the like). The rich donate the smallest proportion of their giving to the poor; they are more likely to support their alma maters and the arts.
http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/30/...k-20140330