Why do conservatives and libertarians think that private charity is better than welfare? Can they give an example of charity effectively replacing a welfare state?
You won’t find it because the government won’t let it happen. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on earth - Ronald ReaganI live in the Seattle area. Depending on the source(I used the Seattle Times number) the city spends just under $17,000 per homeless person per year on programs. And guess what, every year there are more homeless than the previous year. And that doesnt include the money the county, state, and federal government spends on those same people. (Food stamps , welfare checks, etc.) One journalist has an editorial (he’s not a conservative by any means) and he calculated the average annual expenditure to be around 45,000 per year. It would seem you could almost write a check to each one for that amount and be better off ( I don’t support that idea by the way) . And Seattle is trying to find a way to raise more money because they now have the 3rd largest homeless population and NEED TO SPEND MORE MONEY!!!! I’m not saying there’s an easy answer but there are people that are employed by the government to “solve” the problem. But if they did would they still have a job? Would the politicians still have the campaign issue? People have no shame taking benefits from the government and will abuse it. And the government will let them. The city just sold property to build nicer shelters cause they had empty beds at some and there solution was they must not be nice enough so let’s make em better.Private charities will help those that want help. But they value the money that people willingly gave to them to help. They are way more efficient and effective with the money. And a lot of it is it’s not their job, it’s their cause to help people. And drugs and alcohol are a huge problem that the city pretty much ignores but charities will make you be sober for help( they will help you get clean) I follow the issue closely and all the charities have people working there that were homeless and got out of it by getting a hand up. If the cities were having any success, you’d see all the people they are helping in every campaign ad they ran during reelection but instead all you hear is how the evil Buisiness community needs to stop being so greedy and accept higher taxes so they can fix the problem