"And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good—to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted" (Jacob 2:19)
It frustrates me that it is becoming more and more difficult for people to do this. I want to do this someday. I try to do it now, a little, but I wish I could do more. I am frustrated that the US Federal Government is taking this ability from people. Instead of people obtaining wealth and then having the ability to help others, the government forces people to give money to them, and then impersonally and ineffectively they try to do it for the people. But it seems impossible to go back. I am not saying the government did it to do harm. It may have been in pursuit of doing good. To make sure there is a safety net for people. But this plan is poor I think. I wish I had time to write more, but alas. Needless to say I am in favor of charities being charities and the government not being in charge of charity work...except maybe for a very basic safety net.
