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    Image of The poor don't want charity - they want justice
    The poor don't want charity - they want justice
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The latest weapon of mass destruction: starvation. The situation is dire. It's the worst drought in Africa in 60 years. The UN is airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. It's estimated th...

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    The savages among us
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Imagine that you are a human brought to another planet. You are not religious. You haven't any belief in God or the supernatural. On this planet, the aliens are immediately able to cure all your dise...

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    Image of The morality of helping the poor family - where does it end?
    The morality of helping the poor family - where does it end?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who "passionately" believes in the welfare system, is lashing out at parents who are raising their children through social welfare programs. He thinks the issue is a...

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    Image of Feeding the homeless banned
    Feeding the homeless banned
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Meanwhile, as people in Haiti continue to starve in a country "occupied" by 10,000 aid organizations under the government umbrella of the United Nations (an organization designed for war)... They're...

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    Image of Good will among men
    Good will among men
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In her interview with Playboy, Ayn Rand stated "My views on charity are very simple. I do not consider it a major virtue and, above all, I do not consider it a moral duty. There is nothing wrong in h...

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    Image of Teach a man to fish
    Teach a man to fish
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In group chat, we recently went on a tangent to discuss the effectiveness of charity. (To quote one of our Braincravers, "teach a man to fish and he'll stay drunk on a boat.") Benjamin Franklin obser...

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    Image of Government charity and welfare
    Government charity and welfare
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    H.L. Mencken once wrote "Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." This is an amazing story about Davy Crockett and how he learned what it means to uphold your principles. Why ar...

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    Anti-philosophy
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Philosophy is effectively the study of the fundamental, universal principles of existence. Are we ignoring both reality and philosophy when we claim that universal principals don't exist (e.g., that...

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    Image of Stop feeding the homeless
    Stop feeding the homeless
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Ron Paul has a sign in his office that says "Don't steal. The government hates competition." Did you know that applies to feeding the homeless as well? "Why" indeed. What do you think? FTA: "The N...

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    Image of Do-gooders hinder help
    Do-gooders hinder help
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    With a serious lack of infrastructure in Haiti...can we really help them? Disaster do-gooders can actually hinder help. Uninvited volunteers, useless donations can cost money, time - and lives. Di...

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    Image of What happens when America's Soviet-style food banks embrace free-market economics?
    What happens when America's Soviet-style food banks embrace free-market economics?
    theweek.com link posted by c_prompt in economics
    Feeding America is a network of food banks that feeds more than 46 million people. In 2005, four professors at the University of Chicago helped replace their centralized distribution system with an a...

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    Image of TIL Chris Catrambone, a 33-year-old millionaire, swapped his million-dollar yacht for a fishing trawler and is personally funding rescue missions to save migrants. He wanted to do something with his money that's more meaningful.
    TIL Chris Catrambone, a 33-year-old millionaire, swapped his million-dollar yacht for a fishing trawler and is personally funding rescue missions to save migrants. He wanted to do something with his money that's more meaningful.
    christophercatrambone.com link posted by c_prompt in todayilearned
    The stories are heart-wrenching. In addition to his blog, this is from an NPR story that discusses how Chris and his wife spent $8 million to buy and re-fit a 136-foot ship to save hundreds of th...

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