government should help the poor

Should government help the poor or should we let private charity (civil society) help the poor? Everyone will have a different opinion on this. Some will think the government is responsible for everything and need to fix it. Others think society should help more and give some back of what they receive.

Why should regular civil society have to give more money to help the poor? Everyone already has to pay taxes on every little thing possible. The government tries to take as much money from us as possible. We even get phone calls asking for donations for police and other random donations that they expect us to give. People work very hard to get what they have and can’t afford to receive little phone calls asking for money or see someone on the street and be expected to give them money. Even if it’s just a dollar for every poor person, it would still be impossible for us to give them money or we would end up as one of the poor ones too. If the person was born in the U.S they are American Citizens and should be able to get as much help as possible from the government if they actually need it. The government is not expected to help them get everything in life and forever but we do expect to have a roof over us and a plate of food for our families. No one can be denied the basics in life. Everyone needs somewhere to live, something to eat, something to dress in, somewhere to go when they get sick (good doctors), and somewhere to get an education. If the government wants the U.S to continue strong they need to help everyone not just a certain number of persons. Everyone needs to be equal. As we see in the article by Michael Tanner the government wants to put a five year limit to the people receiving help from welfare. But nothing guarantees that the person and their family will be more stable in five years. Five years may seem long but for some families it is not long enough to have earned money to have their own home. The government needs to make sure everyone has good health and a stable home and job in order to limit the help they will be receiving from the government.