discuss Would people significantly help the poor and needy, if the government did not?

[Jason]

Some on the right-wing want the private sector to step up, but many people are obviously cynical. Anyway, one could argue that stupid government policies often cause a lot of hardship, so why shouldn't the government use its power to try to clean the mess up?

 

[Demon_skeith]

I don't think anything would change if the government did stop, maybe a few more people would help, but I would foresee most still ignoring those who are in need

 

[Shortie]

There are many people that I see that already do step up and need help but you always get some who refuse completely to help those in need and their reason for it is, charity starts at home, and I hear that a lot.

If the government did stop helping the needy, I feel some would still help but after a while, that may stop too as there is only so much someone can do before it starts affecting them.

 

[Alamson]

It is the responsibility of the government to use its policies to help the poor. People don't really have the kind of resources government has. So it will be difficult if government neglects the poor.

 

[Jason]

I haven't heard any right-wing responses to this. Well, I saw one good case of private individuals helping during Hurricane Helene (The Cajun Navy), but generally it seems like churches only put out food boxes in front of their churches in many places.

And it's interesting to note that welfare didn't exist in Roman times, so the church did step to the plate and that's a big reason why it grew in those days.

 

[King Belieal]

No private individual owes any other individual anything. It is dependent dependent on their benevolence and generosity to help people. I don't think that individuals would be able to fix social needs if the government fails in that regard.

 

[ActionAce]

I've seen a lot of people even on social media in my country helping the needy. They would go to the hood and help those who are really in need. The government support is also important because I believe they can provide resources that will make a significant difference in combating poverty.

 

[Dr. A]

It is virtually impossible to cater for all the needy people put together to be supported by the government or even private people for their daily needs for life. The best that both the government and the private sector can do is offer jobs and education to such people which will empower them with skills to become self-sustainable. India has progressed tremendously in this matter over the past 3 decades, but there is still a vast gap that needs to be filled. Hopefully, more kinds hearts and hands will keep contributing towards the betterment of society in general.

 

[Jason]

I think a lot of people are spoiled and so they can't keep a good job record or have good savings and credit.

Of course, substance abuse is another problem also.

 

[Maina]

If the government didn’t help the poor and needy, some individuals, charities, and communities would step up but not at the same scale or consistency. While many people are compassionate, government systems provide structured, large-scale support that individual efforts alone likely couldn’t replace in full.