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Why do some argue that the government needs to act in order to help the poor while others argue that helping the poor should be left in private hands?
Is this primarily a political question of Democrat vs. Republican or Liberal vs. Conservative?
Or is it a worldview question?
Darrow Miller and Gary Brumbelow have written an article that shows some of the worldview roots to these two perspectives.
Here are my summaries on the four perspectives that they discussed:
From Gary B’s Blog:
"President Obama recently said income inequality is ‘the defining issue of our time.’ Seriously? Is
Have you ever turned on the TV and seen pictures of starving children covered in flies followed by an appeal to help the poor?
In order to really help the poor we need to stop seeing them as victims and instead see their potential as children of God.
Here is a video with some thoughts along these lines from a worker in Nicaragua:
Here is a link to the video and some excerpts at the PovertCure.org website: http://www.povertycure.org/voices/anielka-mnkel/#When:23:13:22Z