James Gourley

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  James commented on the article | about 3 years ago

  5 Actions in 5 Minutes to End Hunger

  The majority of your suggested actions involve asking the government to steal money from some people and give it to others.  There should be one suggestion and one suggestion only, you and everyone reading this should donate food to a local food bank and volunteer at a local soup kitchen, homeless shelter, or similar venue.  When you give money to the government, there are extremely high and productivity killing transaction fees that eat away at the money's effectiveness.  It is far more efficient for individuals to help other individuals as directly as possible.  The best part about it is, if the government didn't take away so much of our money in taxes, we'd have plenty left over to donate to charity and help out the poor.  Even if people donated less money than they pay in taxes, charities and local food banks are just so much more efficient than the government.
  
  You people have got to stop relying so much on the government for everything.  Take some responsibility for yourselves and encourage others to do the same.