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Originally Posted by guiltyishe
The idea that a person can intrinsically pull them from the clutches of poverty with some money is a bunch of hoey. I do not buy that providing money to poor people, whether they are lazy, smart, hardworking, ambitious will accomplish much.
What do you think intrinsically adds to that sentence.
In any case you should probably tell
GiveDirectly and organisation that donates money directly to the poor,
GiveWell a charity effectiveness evaluater that has GiveDirectly second in it's list of top charities and
Good Ventures a philanthropic organisation that has just donated $25m to give directly.
I know the work is in Africa not the US but I'm pretty sure giving poor people money helps poor people.