tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post111872110158413930..comments2023-09-06T08:56:14.610-04:00Comments on Eidelblog: The umpteenth failure of government charityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1118797986927347282005-06-14T21:13:00.000-04:002005-06-14T21:13:00.000-04:00I can't disagree at all. Since the bureaucracy doe...I can't disagree at all. Since the bureaucracy doesn't ultimately pay for the government "charity," it only cares about appearing successful. Success isn't intrinsically bad, but bureaucrats want it only to keep their jobs. Whether they help the right people, or anyone at all, isn't their concern.<BR/><BR/>I wrote about those themes before:<BR/><A HREF="http://eidelblog.blogspot.com/2005/04/what-kind-of-privatization-is-this.html" REL="nofollow">What kind of privatization is this?</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://eidelblog.blogspot.com/2005/05/what-did-we-really-expect.html" REL="nofollow">What did we really expect?</A>Perry Eidelbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707615907666584863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1118780062868296402005-06-14T16:14:00.000-04:002005-06-14T16:14:00.000-04:00Why does government botch charity so badly? You q...Why does government botch charity so badly? You quoted the reason why on Friday. "As Milton Friedman said, "If I spend somebody else's money on somebody else, I'm not concerned about how much it is, and I'm not concerned about what I get. And that's government.""<BR/><BR/>You got designer clothes and boob jobs for strangers for you tax dollars as charity. <BR/><BR/>A friend told me once that one of the problems with government charity is how impersonable it has become. 'Entitlements' are something you are entitled to, as if it was yours for the taking. You no longer have to humbly go, hat in hand, to get charity. It is just a phone call and a government form away. No guilt involved. No failure involved. It is society's duty to protect you from these. And for all the good intentions that maybe involved, it is paving the road to hell. <BR/><BR/>Now this lady does feel guilty and she should. A lot of people worked very hard for what she got and she squandered it. I am saddened by her loss but not to the point of fleecing America.TKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034651417671564654noreply@blogger.com