Benjamin Franklin on the Poor
"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer."
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They all seem to have "registered" corners now. Some bring their family and many have a dog. One young gal has been "Homeless and Pregnant" per her sign, for the last three years now. She hasn't even started to show yet.
-- Will Durant, "The Story of Civilization."
homeless since I see how the government drives
people out of their homes. About a year ago, the
City of Richmond put a "Condemned" sticker on
my apartment (which was part of a row house).They
claimed one of the walls was falling down (not
true; a few loose bricks). But even if it had
been, it was none of their God-d****d business.
I tried to get another cheap place; the rental
agent said he didn't have any more cheap places
like that. So now I am paying almost twice as
much rent as before. And I got some message
from Ms. Lady Bountiful, who apparently bought
the house, about some arrangement; to me it
would be like receiving stolen goods,stolen from
the former owner. She can leave me alone. I
don't really want anything to do with her.