Giving Other People’s Money
Those who are in favor of a large, centralized government often believe giving other people’s money to charity is to be encouraged. Those who pay taxes do not have a direct voice in how their money is spent, or how inefficiently the government redistributes their hard-earned dollars. Benjamin Franklin is from my hometown of Philadelphia and did many great and wonderful things as a Founding Father of our country. He wrote an autobiography that has a story concerning the founding of a charity hospital in that city. Many people living in colonial Philadelphia had medical needs that went unmet due… Read More »