http://www.cleverdude.com/content/is-welfare-unconstitutional-and-bad-for-society/
In the book Does Your Bag Have Holes?, Cameron C. Taylor, in addition to financial and spiritual topics, highlights a number of points regarding the foundations of society, the intent of the Constitution and the role of government in the welfare of its people. I’d like to talk about the last point because Taylor opened my eyes to “the other side of the argument” about social welfare and who should take care of the poor and unfortunate.
The Intent of the Constitution
In the book, Taylor discusses about 2 dozen “myths” about personal finance and how God, government and our own free will play a big role in each. One of the myths reads:
Government has a responsibility to provide for the poor and needy
Well, that was always my assumption because why else would the government have instituted welfare programs, social security, or giving money to other countries to help in crisis situations? Who else would do it?
But that’s the author’s point. It’s NOT the role of the government to hand out money because it’s not the government’s money to give. It’s the taxpayer’s money and the money should be used to support the citizens’ basic rights like security and infrastructure.
The original authors of the Constitution and other major documents that formed our nation were quoted as saying that forcing taxpayers to give the government money, and then handing that money over to other citizens for free is hurtful to the country.
Why is Welfare Bad?
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Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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