I have witnessed that all government programs are designed to make people dependent on the government rather than independent. When I was CEO at City Club Development Corporation in Burnaby, BC Canada we privately funded public housing. Many government officials patted me on the back, but were not interested in our comprehensive funding program. I also found out that Housing Authorities, Developers and those enriched by our public spending were also very much opposed to this type of program succeeding or spreading. We funded the majority of the cost of public housing upfront and defining a program that does not depend on taxpayer funded programs or the bureaucracy set up to administer the various programs. There is no dignity for people that are enrolled in publicly funded programs.
The Bible has a simple plan for each of us to provide for the poor and strangers. It is the model that we incorporated at City Club Development Corp.. The scripture is found in Leviticus 19:9&10 'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather [every] grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I [am] the LORD your God.'
May God's word inspire you to provide for the poor and stranger in provocative ways that will inspire others to do the same.
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