On 2009-12-28, Randall Replogle wrote:
Gunner

"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the
means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not
making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of
it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different
countries, that the more public provisions were made for the
poor the less they provided for themselves, and of course became
poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the
more they did for themselves, and became richer." -- Benjamin
Franklin, /The Encouragement of Idleness/, 1766

That was quick!

BTW, I like the quote.
Randy


One has to wonder how it applies to Gunner himself, however. For
example, would he be richer now if he was kicked out of hospital when
he had his stroke or heart attack?

There is actually a lot of truth to the quote, but it does not apply
as universally as I used to think.

i