“Even if a business doesn’t pass on any portion of the price increase to its customers, the higher cost of purchasing the item for the business will directly—and often immediately—come off its bottom line. The business won’t be able to afford to do as much—including, perhaps—pay its employees at the same rate or at all.” - Wealth & Poverty Review
“Sixteen years ago, my wife and I winnowed all our earthly possessions to eight suitcases, turned down a pair of six-figure incomes, and became missionary physicians in rural Africa. In doing so, I thought I was choosing a life of modest poverty. Instead, I discovered I was an amazingly rich tycoon.” - Mere Orthodoxy
“the meme is channeling a certain truth without really nailing the truth: the number of ‘lazy’ folks who are living for ‘free’ is in fact negligible—they are not necessarily the parasites the meme implies.” - L&L
“Bruce Pilbeam said the phrase ‘compassionate conservatism’ was mostly dead ‘thanks to its association with an administration that lost popularity in its second term even among conservatives.’ He concluded, though, that the concept at local levels will have an ‘enduring legacy.’ I agree.” - Acton
“Open Doors USA is now Global Christian Relief, but there is little indication of what led to the break.” - CToday
“they raise a pair of problems for the relatively poor caused by the fact that government redistribution currently brings the average income of the lowest fifth of the population to a point only minimally below that of the next fifth.” - Law & Liberty
“Churches observing St. Stephen’s Day retain the charitable roots of December 26.” - CToday
DD didn’t even know which Grand Rapids charity or church it was. He only knew that they brought gifts to his house every Christmas. As his mother invited the strangers delivering the toys into her house, she thanked them with many hugs and tears. Then, while the toy deliverers were present, she placed the gifts under the tree. The volunteers left the house thinking they had fulfilled the hopes and dreams of another needy family at Christmas when their generosity and kindness had actually contributed to a recurring nightmare.
“these flaws in welfare policies apply with special force to those who are just at the point of making the transition from poverty to self-sufficiency. These problems have long been known. So why have they not been corrected long ago? And what can be done to fix them now?” - IFS
“Abortion-vulnerable women often face numerous challenges: poverty, lack of family/partner support, housing insecurity, etc. Those circumstances won’t be any less difficult when abortion is illegal in her state” - BPNews
