yup. that money wouldn’t get to the charities without the strong arm of the government. i have helped run the largest fundraiser in the area for 30 years. we bring mid 6 figures every year for the homeless shelters and cover two months operating expenses. the rest comes from grants.
to all you ancap/libertarian/bullshit types thinking oh the government shouldn’t do this, the money you invest getting someone out of poverty, you get back societally tenfold just from them being wealthier down the road. that is why this is the government and society’s job, not individuals’. they will have a shitton more money to spend in a year and a shitton more money than that the next year and so on, with compounding effects on the economy. the only better investment is educating children (given current political realities), possibly universal healthcare or ubi. but now we’re splitting hairs and getting into utopias if we’re talking statesia.
yup. that money wouldn’t get to the charities without the strong arm of the government. i have helped run the largest fundraiser in the area for 30 years. we bring mid 6 figures every year for the homeless shelters and cover two months operating expenses. the rest comes from grants.
to all you ancap/libertarian/bullshit types thinking oh the government shouldn’t do this, the money you invest getting someone out of poverty, you get back societally tenfold just from them being wealthier down the road. that is why this is the government and society’s job, not individuals’. they will have a shitton more money to spend in a year and a shitton more money than that the next year and so on, with compounding effects on the economy. the only better investment is educating children (given current political realities), possibly universal healthcare or ubi. but now we’re splitting hairs and getting into utopias if we’re talking statesia.