Why donations and giving to poor never works
By Sky
@skysnap (20154)
April 20, 2019 9:32am CST
I have been observing many countries on this topic including mine. And after observing enough of them I realized that the donation and giving to the poor never helps them change their days.
What they do with donations and money?
1. Drunk people continues to drink
2. Drug addict person continues to drink.
3. Single homeless mother, spends it on looking good, remains poor.
4. Homeless guys burn the money quickly instead of saving
Important thing: Once a person learn to depend on others money, they will find ways to stay dependent and keep that situation forever.
If you are planning on giving to the poor, avoid giving money. Give them skills, job, and food and the means to survive. Money never gets used for right purpose.
That's what I can tell you so far from observation.
What do you think? Do you have any different observation?
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17 responses
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
20 Apr 19
Instead of giving people fish, we should teach them how to fish? Does seem to make a lot of sense!
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@Cristi_Ichim (3663)
• Bucharest, Romania
20 Apr 19
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he shall eat for a life.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
20 Apr 19
Since my family was hungry and homeless for 7 months and now we are not--I guess your observations might be wrong? It did take money, prayers and help to get us out of the situation. But thank God people did give us money to buy food with while we were in the situation. The thing is to listen to the Lord when giving-He will tell you what people truly need.
One thing I have learned through my years is the image I am going to share with you here.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
20 Apr 19
I don't think the observation made here is wrong at all. Statistics quite well prove that. BUT, the ONLY people who get off the dole and/or get out of a bad situation are those who refuse to remain on it or in it and DO something to get out of it. Most people on the dole do not make the effort to get out of their situation and feel quite entitled to be taken care of by someone else. You and your family are the exception to the rule.
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@skysnap (20154)
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20 Apr 19
Ofcourse my observation goes wrong. Because there are cases like flood, earthquake where some of the time support does reach. But I was actually checking specific context where politicians and business people donate and it never reaches where it is meant to.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Apr 19
I agree with your observations though there are always a few exceptions just to be fair.
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
21 Apr 19
I encounter a people like that and when we give food they dont accept it, because they want is money but I don't give them, because its important to give a food than the money
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
20 Apr 19
Yup. Offered a guy one time who was standing on a street corner holding a sign that said, "Will work for food." Told him he could come to my place and mow the yard. He said, " Do you have money instead?" So much for "working for food" @weevee18 .
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@weevee18 (2067)
• Philippines
21 Apr 19
@nanette64 that sign was misleading. Geez yeah really so much for “working for food”
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
20 Apr 19
I cannot agree more. We have been doing social welfare programs for 60+ years in this country, and the number of poor has not fallen. It has actually gone up. The less a person has to fend for themselves, the less they will try to fend for themselves. The only thing I disagree with is giving food as well. Job skills are most important. Food pantries generally serve the same people week in and week out...so simply feeding them is not solving any problem.
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@skysnap (20154)
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20 Apr 19
Interesting observation on pantry. I have noticed something similar but it is small sample size. there is one company named Venky's who is into frozen chicken. They do have outlets like KFC and they often give away good food every night to the poor and homeless. after getting free food every night they realized that those people don't have motivation to do work or anything productive.. but on the other hand I know few people who do work hard and are not able to have enough food on the table. so it's kind of complex problem.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
20 Apr 19
@skysnap The people that do work hard and still have trouble with their finances, their work ethic is not their problem. Their inability to manage money properly is their problem. I often tell the story of a lawyer I knew and a guy who owned about 12 Burger King restaurants. The lawyer was broke having always made six figures in his life while the Burger King owner started when he was 16 working for the chain, made VERY little money, but saved incessantly and moved up in the system before finally being able to buy his first store around age 30. He is a millionaire and the lawyer is flat broke and in debt. It's never about how much someone makes. It's always about what one does with what one makes.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
22 Apr 19
I find each person is different especially in the case of homelessness. Everyone has a Story. Sometimes they may not always be the most Trusting or Truthful person then there are some who really do need the help and appreciate anything someone is able to do for them
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
20 Apr 19
I observe it too; some people rely on doleouts; so better give them the tools for them to make a change on their living conditions. Teach them to fish, rather than give them fish, as the saying goes.
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@florelway (23092)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Apr 19
Maybe a sizeable percentage but not all.
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@psanasangma (5884)
• India
21 Apr 19
Yes, what you said is also very true. there are people who are profession in receiving not thinking about their future, There are finding in India, like in city dweller, there are many beggars and homeless, they stay in street. So govt. decided to build the house and accommodate them but what they do, they rent and still continue stay in street
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