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I applaud the efforts of Island Harvest to help the hungry. But I believe the answer to helping the needy must rely on private charity and not government handouts.

So what if $40 is to be cut from SNAP? How much has this program exploded under the Obama administration? The Dept. of A. is spending our money on advertisements to encourage more people to sign up. What should be a temporary measure has become a way of life of millions of people. Get on as many government programs as possible, for as long as possible.

There is little government oversight. There is practically no attempt to weed out fraud and abuse. But the advocate for the needed all scream the same mantra: more money!

What used to be a family issue - taking care of the needy is now a government problem. Here is a great example of how I see this first hand. I have a friend with a daughter that had a child out of wedlock. This friend is an empty nester. He shares a house with his wife with 2 extra bedrooms. He also owns 5 investment properties in Florida that pays him steady income.

Did he take in the daughter and grandchild when she could not take care of herself? No. He had her apply for every type of public assistance. She gets Section 8 housing, food stamps, SSI, and more. So he as two vacant bedrooms, and gets to keep all his money. Us taxpayers get to foot the bill for the daughter's bad decisions in life.

This is one example. There are millions more just like this all over the country, and YOU, the taxpayer are paying for it. That is right. YOU are paying for millions of people's bad decisions. And you will be paying more and more. Get used to it.

From: Hunger is all around us, yet it doesn't have to be

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