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“Before food stamps came along we had hungry children spread across America. And there’s a reality. When the big things happen, like the typhoon in the Philippines, we love the Red Cross effort but they don’t have an aircraft carrier with Marines and rescue helicopters.” – Ellis Henican
When bad things happen – disasters like Katrina floods, unemployment, hungry children – John Stossel argues that private charities and individuals would freely choose to help. But would they? Could it work?
Ellis says, “No.” We can’t depend on the big heartedness of private citizens to get the job done. In most cases the government programs were put into place because the private efforts weren’t enough.
Watch John Stossel and Ellis Henican on Fox News Channel’s Stossel – Real Charity.
E-mail ellis@henican.com
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