rightwinger
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But the best way to promote the general welfare would be to allow an environment that makes it easier for citizens and charities to provide and more difficult for the government to do soOne day it might sink into your mushy head that the COTUS calls for the government to Promote the general welfare, not PROVIDENonsense
It is the job of all levels of Government. Done at the level where it makes the most sense
See General Welfare
And sometimes providing for the welfare of those who most need it promotes the general welfare of all
Actually, the best way is to do it where it is most efficient and effective
Hmmm, no, but government is hardly the most efficient or effective means. How much of the money devoted to poverty programs actually gets to the intended beneficiaries?
If a local family loses its breadwinner, local charities can help them
When a whole community loses its breadwinners, we need big government
Local charities are great, but they fall victim to the rise and fall of local Economies and the magnitude of help that is needed