How those contributions are allocated (i.e. I think we do have an obligation. Then they have an OBLIGATION to pay into those institutions. Usually the rich will recoup money used to help the poor because the poor have to spend. Consider the Bremer and Wilder Foundations, Catholic Charities, Friends of the Orphans and Habitat for Humanity to mention but a few. And coming to a better moral balance in achieving fiscal responsibility, while protecting the poor, should be a bipartisan effort. All the documentation via computerisation is clean. Well, my husband works 12-15 hours per day, 5-6 days per week. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. One response, as a welfare system will not work…use the old proverb and you will understand the answer to the question. Plz help me to make a house. If he doesn’t make enough money for his company in a week then he has to work the extra day. Poor supervision of FPS and lack of accountability have spurred middlemen who consume a good proportion of the stock meant for the poor. We all have an obligation I think. Forced giving via the government is not true giving and breeds resentment and overdependence. After each of us had had a chance to respond, someone asked Professor Flynn if he would please give us his definition. To have a full coffer, you need not help the poor. The ideological sides have lined up, and the arguments rage about the size of government: how big, how small should it be? The “wealthy” (90% of Americans and West Europeans) cannot isolate themselves from the rest of the world– its joys and hopes, its diseases and sufferings, its violence and compassion. Though, I can argue the other side and say that money now is really hard to come by, and working diligently to get a reasonable amount is rather inconvenient, and you can see why you wouldn’t want to give it away. However it is the obligation of US government to distirbure resources effectively to maintain democracy. hello i know god have heard my pleas and he will find someone that can help financially.i am an american and cannt even get enough help from the people .where are the rich ones with so much money why have they not heard a poor womans cries.god bless. The wealthiest should help the most. Time and again the prophets use mishpat and tsedaqah to refer to fair economic outcomes. We ALL have the obligation to help others regardless of our financial status. Yes; and the upper-middle-class has an obligation to help the middle-class, and the middle-class should help the lower middle-class, who in turn should help the poor. We need to WANT to help those less fortunate and only then will we make a difference. That is the question this society, Obama, and our lawmakers and Republicans need to ask. This is a secular responsibility. The top 10% of income earners already pay 80% of all federal income taxes, which are redistributed to the poor. Yes, the wealthy do have an obligation to help the poor. If you amass wealth not by producing useful innovations but by shrewd management of intellectual property and anti-comptetitive business practices (Bill Gates), why should we consider your help for the poor to be optional and admirable rather than a moral obligation? No, definatly not its the persons money I believe they can spend their money on whatever they want. College American History: 20th Century folks! Economists will debate forever whether the New Deal did anything to ameliorate the Great Depression, but the redistribution of wealth that it represented took the wind out of the sails of the growing socialist movement. Often times I think we are all guilty of thinking about what will do US the most good. sir please please please help me. Militant jihadists that have taken advantage of a restive underclass, whose members have nothing left to lose, to achieve their terrorist goals. I was interested in this question and read all of the respones. That distributive justice (i.e., fair outcomes) is also a central part of justice is evident not just from the hundreds of texts about God's concern for the poor ... but also in the meaning of the key Hebrew words for justice (mishpat and tsedaqah). That prophetic expectation did not apply only to the kings of Israel but was also extended to the kings of neighboring lands and peoples. No- they do not have an obligation but a choice whether to assist the poor. I didn’t spend that kind of time and effort to care for others. Personnel-in-charge of the department should be chosen locally. Bank Name UBL Bank Satiana Road Branch. There are always those worse off than us. The public distribution system of India is not without its defects. If you are a rich person who pays every one employed by you fair wages for labor (meaning noone working for you is making minimum wage) as well as offers fair benefits and health insurance, feel free to disregard the needs of the poor. Research on the PDS suggests (as these two programmes show) that the situation varies quite a lot across the country. Many families also mortgage their ration cards for money. Doctor Flynn paused briefly and thought-fully, and then said to us “Democracy? People who are generally wealthy even have economic problems and should worry about themselves first and then if they want to they can help the poor. Please help me by depositing money immediately in my POSB bank saving account. I need to see doctor urgently for my medical check-up and my daily medication have finished. There is a powerful vision here for promoting the common good — a vision of "righteous" prosperity for all the people, with special attention to the poor and to "deliverance" for the most vulnerable and needy, and even a concern for the land. -Andrew, Rochester, MN, Of course there is no obligation… But we should hope there would be the kindness and love for others that compels us to do such things! a person should be able to choose where his money goes whether he is wealthy or not, it doesnt matter but when someone is in desperate need they should be helped by anyone who can. I am giving particulars of my POSB bank saving account so that you can deposit $5000 + $13,000 = total is $18,000 immediately your begging in my account. Every every wealthy person knew that 90% of their wealth would be recaptured by govenment they would choose to give it away. That the procedures must be fair is clear in the several texts that demand unbiased courts (Exodus 23:2-8; Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17; 10:17-19). People who do not have funds available should feel obligated to donate time. Such as AIG, Bank of America, GM, Chrysler, etc. But along with protecting, what should governments promote? Also, in regards to fairness and charitable actions I heard an economist argue on Market Place tonight that CEO’s earning bonuses this week should get them otherwise they’ll go elsewhere. Out of compassion this nation can help the poor. The problem lies in how to interpret that and whether they will give voluntarily. Lack of clarity in the planning and structuring of social safety and security programs in India has resulted in the creation of numerous cards for the poor. If i can give money im not using to other people, than i think i should, but a lifeguard’s wagde isn’t ganna cut it. Yes, including the rich but lower and middle class people when possible also. This results in the genuinely poor being excluded whilst the ineligible get several cards. It’s why Germany got Hitler and we didn’t. That said, I have an obligation to help myself (develop my abilities and talents), help my family meet their needs, and help others carry their burdens with grace. My personal opinoin to tax the heck out of wealthy estates.- discourage that scourge of American: obsessive amassing of wealth-also known as hoarding! -Kenny, Grand Rapids, MN. While “wealthy” and “poor” are relative terms, probably intended to indicate monetary wealth, so is “help” a subjective idea. And since we refuse to tax people exploiting these resources at an appropriate level they should fulfill their obligation by helping improve those systems voluntarily. This is approximately the amount a household can make and still qualify for the low income tax credit. Thanks to the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (economic stimulus package) signed one year ago today, money has been dedicated to education – including higher education and I am a recipient of an educational grant, which allowed me to go to college last semester and learn about The Great Depression – the Saez study I discovered for myself. [clarification needed]. However, the food grains supplied by the ration shops are not enough to meet the consumption needs of the poor or are of inferior quality. In the 1950’s the wealthiest people in our country earned ten percent of the national income, but in the roaring 20’s and 2007 the wealthiest earned fifty percent of the national income – economic study by an award winning economist, Emmanual Saez. No its not, that’s out right stealing, and its the same when you look at my field of Benjamins. I have no hause. Wealth is an unstable form of power. Taxes are not fair. The fact is, it’s much easier to become a rich adult if you’re born into a rich family than if you’re born into a poor family. We should want to help out those who are less fortunate than ourselves. The consequences of poverty can be painful and deadly. The Indian food security system was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsidised rates. if you were them, what would you want the person in your position to do? [14] In the CMP the government had proposed that if it is viable it would universalise the PDS; if food stamps are introduced it would be a targeted public distribution system. By using sojo.net you agree to our Privacy Policy, There is hardly a more controversial political battle in America today than that around the role of government. Money taken by force? The prophets hold kings, rulers, judges, and even employers accountable to the demands of justice and fairness, therefore promoting those values. If they believe that they have money to give, then so be it. Sir i have no contact number of you so i use this way. [4] A below poverty line card holder should be given 35 kg of food grain and the card holder above the poverty line should be given 15 kg of food grain as per the norms of PDS. As a matter of equity the wealthy “owe” a significant portion of their wealth in taxes for the future of our nation. i dont think that we have to help the poor, but i think that its a good thing to do and help them out. Some years ago, Professor Fred Flynn, graduate school faculty member at the University of Saint Thomas, asked the students in his Philosophy of Education class to share their definitions of democracy. It may seem silly that a little thing such as a pair of socks could totaly turn someone’s life around, but that’s how horrible some of these people’s lives are. Sir Please Please help me. Whatever we have and whatever we make of ourselves could simply not be possible by vitrue of our own merits. The people that are rich have worked hard their entire life and have earned the wealth that they have obtained. Every day my family live in open space. The main reason neither of these things happened was because of the New Deal. the grossly uneven access to resources inevitably leads to fascisim and eventually to revolution. In the context of social justice, we are each others’ keepers. Fact check me – high school students especially! [16], Aaj Tak news channel on 14 October 2013 performed a sting operation on PDS[17] named Operation Black. Growing instances of the consumers receiving inferior quality food grains in ration shops. -Tony Probasco, St Paul, MN, What do you define as ‘giving’? Far greater welfare is afforded to wealthy business and wealthy individuals than to the poor. A compassionate nation is a better society. and other prominent agencies should provide quality food grains for distribution, which is a tall order for an agency that has no real incentive to do so. Turistice. All is a gift, and therein lies what could be a universal re-sponse, namely to give back. The central and state governments share the responsibility of regulating the PDS. [clarification needed], NDTV did a show which documented how the Government of Chhattisgarh's food department managed to fix its broken system so that the diversion of grain came down from about 50% in 2004-5 to about 10% in 2009–10.[18]. The wealthy have an obligation to contribute to society commensurate with how much they’ve benefitted from society. Sir I am waiting for your reply God bless you. The REAL issue is neighbors helping neighbors. Sir my biodata is under. The biblical prophets regularly rail against corrupt court decisions and systems, in which the wealthy and powerful manipulate the legal processes for their own benefit and put the poor into greater debt or distress. Yes. Got something to say about what you're reading? The Civil Supplies Corporation should open more fair price shops in rural areas. 10% of $13,000 is less than 10% of $38,000,000. [15] In a landmark judgment, Delhi High Court has ruled that fair price shops cannot be allotted to a below poverty line card holder. Sunt un creditor privat, am să acorde împrumuturi pentru, companii şi persoane fizice la o rată scăzută a dobânzii şi la preţuri accesibile de, 3%. It is true, and Mary Jo is a saint in doing so, and I will ALWAYS support her in her efforts since I have since I was a child, but I will NOT support the government doing so and babysitting the population with welfare keeps them poor – it likes giving them a fish but not exactly teaching them how to live – supposed it does, but then why does the welfare system still exist? [clarification needed] The average level of consumption of PDS seeds in India is only 1 kg per person per month. I’m not saying we should give all our money away, we should think twice about the things we buy. Sure you may not have a lot of money or a lot of food, but even if you donate like a pair of socks or something that small, it truly means the world to them.