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Paul Ibrahim makes some pertinent points about Henrietta Hughes and her free house.Note the distinction between public and private charity that too many Americans seem to neglect. The government does not create wealth, it simply redistributes it. So why don’t those Americans who support big government “compassion” give their money directly to the poor or to private organizations that help the poor? Why perform charity through perpetually inefficient government? The answer is easy-the government forces other people to pay for the charities you believe are worthy. You clear your conscience, and you’re out less money than other people and the “rich.” It’s a win-win situation for you.This is the mentality of those people who cheered wildly when Obama announced that “we” would help Henrietta. Has anyone asked them why, since they were standing within feet of her, they could not help her out themselves? Unfortunately, “we” means “other people.”
I still maintain that giving Hughes a house did little to actually help her.After all, there was a reason why she was homeless and living in a truck.If she couldn’t even afford an apartment or something before, how is she going to afford the taxes and upkeep on a house now?This is typical liberal thinking.They believe that giving people things makes them better.That’s not true. Requiring people to earn what they get makes them better.
By Rob
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