Comments on: Too Much Help for Haiti http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/too-much-help-for-haiti/ Lehigh News and Commentary Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dear Sodexo, Thank you for Wasting my Money | The Lehigh Patriot http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/too-much-help-for-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-2613 Dear Sodexo, Thank you for Wasting my Money | The Lehigh Patriot Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:05:38 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=709#comment-2613 [...] an education, not to provide philanthropy. Furthermore, the choice of charity offends me. As I have previously discussed, I disagree with the disproportionate aid for [...] [...] an education, not to provide philanthropy. Furthermore, the choice of charity offends me. As I have previously discussed, I disagree with the disproportionate aid for [...]

]]> By: Michael Caffrey http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/too-much-help-for-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-2260 Michael Caffrey Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:56:13 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=709#comment-2260 When we look at the world as it is, there are poor in America. However, increasing social welfare programs is not a means of helping impoverished Americans in the long term. Instead, the only way to effectively aid impoverished people is by creating a socioeconomic climate that allows them to make enough money to improve their standard of living. Federal programs in this realm are expensive and misguided; ever since the Great Depression increased federal social programs have not had positive long-term results. However, I would rather see people expending time and effort to aid their neighbors than those in other countries. While it is a personal decision for all involved on whether to donate and where to donate, I will not be contributing to Haitian relief. When we look at the world as it is, there are poor in America. However, increasing social welfare programs is not a means of helping impoverished Americans in the long term. Instead, the only way to effectively aid impoverished people is by creating a socioeconomic climate that allows them to make enough money to improve their standard of living.

Federal programs in this realm are expensive and misguided; ever since the Great Depression increased federal social programs have not had positive long-term results.

However, I would rather see people expending time and effort to aid their neighbors than those in other countries. While it is a personal decision for all involved on whether to donate and where to donate, I will not be contributing to Haitian relief.

]]> By: Thom http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/too-much-help-for-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-2255 Thom Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:24:23 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=709#comment-2255 I see you are now understanding the plight of the poor in America. Does that mean you're all for significantly increasing spending on social welfare programs to help these people? Or are you just being cynical about U.S. aid and personal donations to Haiti just for the sake of it? I see you are now understanding the plight of the poor in America. Does that mean you’re all for significantly increasing spending on social welfare programs to help these people? Or are you just being cynical about U.S. aid and personal donations to Haiti just for the sake of it?

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