A call for Charity in the Free State

[AlexLibman]

Water is not a right, and neither are food, clothing, heat, shelter, Internet access, or friendship, but I call upon everyone to feel responsible when your neighbors (within, say, 20 minute travel distance) or employees go without those things.  Charity, especially the "teach a man to fish" kind of Charity, is essential to Liberty.  Failure of Charity was what gave birth to socialism in the first place, and now to get Liberty back we must prove ourselves worthy of it!

I call upon the Free Staters to fight not only for Liberty, but for voluntary Charity as well; not for the sake of altruism but for the sake of New Hampshire's future.  Reducing its welfare load is an essential step to making it the Free State!  According to those 2003 numbers, there were 6,321 (0.483%) families and 15,061 (1.15%) individual recipients of welfare in NH, which is pretty low but not low enough.  Many of those people don't need a check every month that traps them in the indignity of dependence and sets a bad example to their children, they need things that the government can never provide - friends to encourage them, help them deal with their personal issues, and help getting and keeping a job that offers an opportunity for education and growth...

[sillyperson]

I call upon the Free Staters to fight not only for Liberty, but for voluntary Charity

I call upon you to STFU until you get your ass out here

[error]

Compared to the last estimate I saw of 85,000 people in NH receiving some form of private charity, it doesn't seem like a major crisis.

Then again, if it's a major crisis to you, then sign the First 1000, move to NH, and do something about it.

[Bill Brasky]

According to those 2003 numbers, there were 6,321 (0.483%) families and 15,061 (1.15%) individual recipients of welfare in NH, which is pretty low but not low enough. 

Not including students enrolled in community college. 

85,000?  That sounds like a high number when the total pop is 1.2 million and the average income in the mid 50's.  Probly good eatin' in them soup kitchens.  I'll have the beef bourguignonne, my good man, and a bottle of your finest Listerine. 

[Ghost of Alex Libman]

From FreeKeene.com -- Free State Food Drive results greater than expected, again! --

Thank you to all that contributed to the Free State Food Drive yesterday over at Vendetta. We managed to collect 197 items of food, far exceeding my goal of 150! That brings the grand total up to 301 items of food donated to community kitchen. You can check out some pictures here. Come out join us on May 26th For Social Sunday and another [Free State] Food Drive.