Ron Paul has a sign in his office that says "Don't steal. The government hates competition." Did you know that applies to feeding the homeless as well? "Why" indeed. What do you think?
FTA: "The National Coalition for the Homeless has issued a report detailing laws and ordinances in a couple of dozen localities across the nation that prohibit charities - churches, civic organizations, charities, etc. - from feeding the homeless. Or, at least, inhibit their ability to do so with burdensome regulation... I did some Googling as well to flesh out more examples, and found communities all over the country who are essentially criminalizing or at least prohibiting/inhibiting private charity. This seems like lunacy to me. There are people who are destitute and hungry. There are other people who are willing to give of their own time, talent and wealth to provide for those people. But the government is limiting their ability to do so, or in some instances stopping them. Why?"
Government Stopping Charities From Feeding The Homeless
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Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Jul 11, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=258
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