Hold it. In 1900, the directory of voluntary (charitable) organizations in
Philadelphia was the size of the White Pages. The vast majority of those
organizations still existed, with virtually all of their earlier resources,
during the Great Depression...and they were utterly unable to cope with the
human dislocation and misery caused by corporate greed and stupidity. What
makes you think that the far fewer non-profit institutions today, which are
almost entirely focused on membership and fundraising, would be able to meet
the needs being supplied by the state and Federal governments? Church funds
go for executives' salaries, building and grounds upkeep, missions, as well
as for charitable endeavors...and there are few churches today rolling in
dough to the extent that they can divert sufficient funds to pick the slack
in services. Families? Brother, that large extended nineteenth-century
family was an anomaly. It sure as heck doesn't exist today. My family is
spread out over the entire continent, from Philadelphia to Minneapolis to
Seattle. Wake up and join the 21st century (okay, the last year of the 20th
to be precise).
----- Original Message -----
From: "MICHAEL SPITZER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 4:49 AM
Subject: [CTRL] OS: Not all fascists sport military uniforms
<snip>
> You may ask how is a safety net provided
> in a free society?
>
> Well, by family and church. ...
<snip>
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