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> The expansion you're talking about is true, of course. It's just true of, say, ... It's also true of the welfare state, contrary to what you're dishonestly i
by alentist 5y ago
> The expansion you're talking about is true, of course. It's just true of, say, ...
It's also true of the welfare state, contrary to what you're dishonestly insinuating.
> any shred of help for the poor, the uneducated, or the disabled
You're dishonestly implying that government programs are the only form of aid, whereas the empirical evidence shows that private charity is much more cost effective.
https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/article/fixing-problems-via-philanthropy-vs.-government https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/article/fixin...
https://www.theadvocates.org/2013/06/effective-government-welfare-compared-private-charity/ https://www.theadvocates.org/2013/06/effective-government-we...
https://www.cato.org/blog/welfare-private-charity https://www.cato.org/blog/welfare-private-charity
- DangitBobby 5y agoJust to provide an alternate 100% contradictory source to your claims: https://www.cbpp.org/research/romneys-charge-that-most-federal-low-income-spending-goes-for-overhead-and-bureaucrats-is https://www.cbpp.org/research/romneys-charge-that-most-feder... A note that one of the cited papers is from the "The Journal of Libertarian Studies" and the third link is to a blog on the Cato Institute's website.
- alentist 5y agoCan you explain why you think this is a "100% contradictory source to my claims"? > A note that... By that logic, I'll note that your link is to the CBPP, a left-wing think tank.