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Originally Posted by fountainAtlas  My over all view is that, charity is good only when properly given, and horrible when given improperly. That is why I view charity, as whole, to be negative for society. |
You've come to the crux of it, but left with a conclusion that throws the baby out with the bathwater. There are abuses, which is why I'm in favor of welfare reform and careful charity.
We can agree, I think, that charity given properly would be positive for society as a whole as well as for the individual recipients. So, we should focus on and move toward a system that uses the good sort of charity and eliminates abuses, no?