Ben Franklin's view on poverty

[Monello]

Ben Franklin said:

“I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.”​

I have to agree with this. Better a hand up than a hand out.

 

[vraiblonde]

If you lead the poor out of poverty who's going to vote for Democrats?

 

[Monello]

If you lead the poor out of poverty who's going to vote for Democrats?

The 20+ million illegals when they get amnesty.

 

[TPD]

The 20+ million illegals when they get amnesty.

I don’t think they need amnesty to vote.

 

[Merlin99]

Ben Franklin said:


I have to agree with this. Better a hand up than a hand out.

That's the same reasoning as "don't feed the animals", they get used to it and get pissy when they're not being fed.