Letters to the Editor
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Ben Johnson, agreed
Even though I'm your typical late-20s liberal, I too was struck by the quote about government being the primary organ of charity and such. But I couldn't figure out why, so I wasn't going to say anything. But, I agree with Ben Johnson.
And I think maybe one reason why is because leaving it all to the government is a cop-out. Because then you're two steps removed. You can say you don't have to do anything, because the government will. And then you can avoid any blame, because when the government doesn't do it, you can say "it's not my fault, the government's just not doing it's job." Nevermind that people fight against having their taxes raised to fund the types of programs Cary thinks the government should be running.
If you're going to leave it to the government, you have to help the government - fight for programs, don't fight against higher taxes for the programs, etc. Otherwise, get your mimosa drinking behind to the soup kitchen (and for god's sake, don't serve people food you wouldn't eat yourself!)