Give, Don’t Govern – By John Stossel (Reason) / Dec 25 2019
Philanthropy helps others. Government controls them instead.
This week, children may learn about that greedy man, Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is selfish until ghosts scare him into thinking about others’ well-being, not just his own.
Good for the ghosts.
But the way Scrooge addresses others’ needs matters.
Today’s advocates of equality, compassion, increased spending on education, health care, etc., say “we care” but demand that government do the work.
Controlling other people with the power of government doesn’t prove you care.
If you want to help the poor, clean the environment, improve the arts. Great! Please do.
But if you are compassionate, then you’ll spend your own money on your vision. You will volunteer your work and encourage others to volunteer theirs, by charity or commerce. You don’t force others to do what you think is best.
But government is not voluntary. Government has no money of its own. Whatever it gives away, it first must take from others through taxes.
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