Real Charity

Townhall.com ^ | December 4, 2013 | John Stossel

[yldstrk]

great article

[cripplecreek]

Charity is about a lot more than material things.

In my opinion, showing respect is pretty charitable.

[Little Ray]

Charity starts at home. Do you know your neighbors and if they are okay? Sometimes you make very sad discoveries. Try to help them.

When I do contribute money, I contribute to something I know works and works well, like the Salvation Army.

[count-your-change]

Real charity changes the recipient in some way for the better whether by education in morals and the virtues of hard work or such.
Other than emergency aid simply giving is as already said, it makes the giver feel good but tends to destroy the receiver.

[Kaslin]

I remember watching his show when he made the experience with putting on a fake beard and dressed up as a homeless person. The other day he was asked on FOX News what became of the money, and he said it went to a charity

[Dilbert San Diego]

Speaking of beggars, I have seen the same groups of beggars on highway median strips at traffic lights in my middle class area for the past few years.

These beggars have all started this “work” in the era of Obama. Not sure if there’s a connection there. But, these people are out there regularly, begging. I have wondered if they are truly homeless, or what their issues are.

I don’t give money to panhandlers/beggars/homeless on the street.

I give a lot of money to charities of my choice every year. My conscience is clear.

[Nevadan]

I agree with much of what Stossell observed about capitalists'giving helping the poor, etc, but I think that often Gates and many other super rich people cause more damage than good in their donations to liberal causes. For example, the Common Core curriculum was funded by Gates. Planned Parenthood gets millions of dollars from Bill Gates and Warren Buffet every year. And these rich capitalists almost always support Democrats and their causes, doing untold damage to liberty and life.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I agree with the article, but couldn’t Stossel have bothered to find out how Warren Buffett spells his name?

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Very good point.

[Slyfox]

From Prummers "Handbook of Moral Theology" page 100:

Scholium. The Fraudulent Poor. Persons who are not in genuine need and yet obtain alms by feigning great hardship commit sins in three ways: a) against truth, since their mode of behavior is a detestable deceit; b, against charity, because they deprive other poor persons of alms which they would otherwise have received; c, against commutative justice, since they deceive by guile those who are naturally displeased at being forcibly despoiled of these alms.

[kashsmith1981]

I quit doing drugs about a month ago and moved to Texas to restart my life. It took me a week to find a job, and still I see these parasites on the side of the road flying signs asking for money. Its pathetic.

[Usagi_yo]

These beggars have all started this “work” in the era of Obama.

That's not true. It started when you first became aware of it because it's been going on since I first became aware of it in 1976. I used to see it in abundance in San Diego, street corner franchises on begging, day in day out. Now out here in the South East, the cops just run them off after a day or so ..... and you don't see them again.

[Slyfox]

Speaking of beggars, I have seen the same groups of beggars on highway median strips at traffic lights in my middle class area for the past few years.

I saw an old lady holding a sign in 95 degree Texas heat and I was concerned for her. I stopped my car and asked her what her problem was. (Old grandma-ladies generally don't panhandle.) She said she was needing bus fare to get home. I said, "Why don't you go over to that church across the street and ask them for bus fare, I am sure they would help you." She didn't like that and began to cuss at me like a sailor. She wasn't needing bus fare. A real Grandma who is stranded somewhere would have gotten to a phone and called someone to pick her up. She would not have made a sign and stood on a street corner pretending to need bus fare. Real Grandmas do not like to perspire.

[MrB]

so people who give away a billion dollars don't want to hear skepticism about their gift.

This is generally true about ALL liberals, not just billionaires giving their own money. They are buying a sense of righteousness, and whether they are spending their own or others' money, they don't want to hear that their purchase was fraudulent or negligent.

We're talking eternal destiny here, don't tell me that all my efforts are for naught!

Which, incidentally is exactly why the Cross and Christianity are so offensive to them.

[basil]

Welcome to Texas—(but only if you stay clean), and I have a feeling that you will.

BTW, I’ve lived in the Austin area for nearly 14 years, and these beggars have been there all this time-—some of them for years. I’ve gotten to where I recognize them.

I never give them any money, because I think it’s like giving alcohol to an alcoholic——giving them money does nothing to inspire them to clean up their acts.

[Kaslin]

Liberals giving their own money? Where did you get that idea?

The reason liberal billionaires give to charities is so they can deduct it from their income tax, not for the sense of giving

[MrB]

I heard Turner didn’t ACTUALLY give the billion, but it was a “pledge” over a certain number of years or something.

[dfwgator]

I heard Turner didn’t ACTUALLY give the billion, but it was a “pledge” over a certain number of years or something.

"That's as good as money, sir. Those are I.O.U.'s."

[Kaslin]

Maybe he used one of those voice programs like Dragon and since Buffet is not a misspelled word, the spell check would not recognize it as such