Agreed. Charity work also comes in the form of volunteerism or just helping some one out. Getting a teen in front of people who do her dream job so she can find out what’s involved and create goals or referring some one unemployed to hiring managers and coaching on interview skills is much more charitable to me than voting for higher tax dollars.
It it almost impossible to convince most liberals that just giving things to poor(er) people helps them. I have a very lib, well-meaning stepdaughter who when asked what she would do if she won the mega-lottery would give most or all of it to the "poor."
When arguing with her that the great majority of poor would simply waste the money in a very short period time, she vociferously disagreed. "The poor need help" she wailed.
I asked her if educating/training them to help themselves wouldn't be better for them. She just looked at me like the terrible, uncaring conservative I am.
Yes, just give things to the poor....that's sure worked well hasn't it? (snicker)