If one political thought gives more then another does it make that group less charitable/compassionate? There’s no doubt many, regardless of political thought will take from their pocket or volunteer to give to their favorite cause or disaster, but do we really need to graph which is better or brag when one does give? Are you a better person if you were able to give $100 compared to someone who only could afford $10?
Yes, Government does help when there is a need, but a blank check during a disaster ain’t the answer all the time – PB/TK
The False Compassion of Liberalism – Steve Forbes March 28 2017
Last week on CNN I debated a liberal commentator who complained that the problem with President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint is that it lacks “compassion” for the poor, for children and for the disabled. This woman went on to ask me how I could defend a budget that would cut Meals on Wheels, after-school programs and special-education funding, because without the federal dollars, these vital services would go away.
This ideology — that the government action is a sign of compassion — is upside-down and contrary to the Christian notion of charity.
We all, as individuals, can and should act compassionately and charitably. We can volunteer our time, energy and dollars to help the underprivileged. We can feed the hungry, house the homeless. Most of us feel a moral and ethical responsibility to do so — to “do unto others.”
And we do fulfill that obligation more than the citizens of almost any other nation. International statistics show that Americans are the most charitable people in the world and the most likely to engage in volunteerism. Whenever there is an international crisis — an earthquake, a flood, a war — Americans provide more assistance than the people of any other nation.
Continue to townhall.com article: https://townhall.com/columnists/stephenmoore/2017/03/28/the-false-compassion-of-liberalism-n2304965
