orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) (01/29/85)
> It is true that pension funds go belly-up, and it is true that > their insurers go belly-up, but it is also true that this is pretty > rare, that such people are the legitimate objects of (private) charity, National Public Radio had an interesting report from a study of private charity. The main subject of the report was the increased giving by religious groups to innovative projects to help the poor. But along the way they mentioned an interesting statistic: namely that the total amount of private charity by religious groups, corporations and foundations totals approximately $7.1 billion. If the poor, aged and others less well off were forced to rely on this amount they would quickly starve.
ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) (01/29/85)
Sevener sez: "If the poor, aged and others less well off were forced to rely on this amount [$7.1 billion] they would quickly starve." Remember, you are giving money to charity whether you want to or not. Don't you think this $7.1 billion would increase if this were not the case. And, of course, even if this were not true, why do you think the fact that not everyone is well off justifies your helping them with money taken by force from other people?