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Permalink Reply by Habman on October 3, 2010 at 1:38pm

I don't support any form of govenmental welfare.

Private charity would fill the gap as it did in the past. Not a perfect situation, but much better when what we do now!

Permalink Reply by Parallax on October 3, 2010 at 3:20pm

The majority of private charity is religious or tied to a religion. I have heard of some charitable organizations (like some that set up sponsorship for children in poor areas of the world) to require that the people receiving their aid attend church or believe in God. Do you think that charitable donations by Atheists would go up if there were no other welfare programs? Mind you, this may not reduce the amount of taxes we pay, as the funds will probably be diverted to pet projects or what have you.

Permalink Reply by Tonya Wynn on November 8, 2010 at 1:29pm

I think welfare should be a loan

Permalink Reply by Kamboja Tan on January 22, 2011 at 10:03am

No. It's robbery and a tool for entrapping the masses into supporting the bureaucratic machinery. It destroys those who are stolen from to support it and those who receive it.