Question for Theists: The Proble with Thanking God

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It's OK to be charitable but the effort should be directed toward one's own family members.  The problem with charitable organizations is that they take the pressure off of the government to provide for the citizens.  Instead the politicians are free to spend tax money on their favorite projects and buddies.  If people were really serious about helping out the poor and disadvantaged they wouldn't give a penny to any charitable organization.  By continuing to do so they allow the government and businesses to continue to screw over everyone.  

If you want to help someone then directly help your extended family members who are in need.  You have a lot of them.

Sorry but I think that sentiment (and maybe you) are fucked up.

And while it may seem cold on the surface, I kind of agree with mh. I wouldn't go down on record as a card-carrying conservative republican, but I don't believe in helping people who aren't at least willing to help themselves. A poor man is a man who can't afford to start his own business but can afford to buy ring tones.

The problem with charity is that it focuses on the problem. It exists because of the problem, therefore in order for the charitable organization to continue, the problem must continue.

Government is not going to do anything to eliminate poverty. It needs the poor as folder for the prison and military complexes. Why you think whenever the government declares war on a problem, it gets worse. Like Chris Rock ssid, the money is in the treatment not the cure.