For the record, my family never had “disposable income, when I was a child. My dad once recently told me, he and my mom never once had more than $2,000 saved in a bank account, until the time I was around 18. I had loving parents who worked hard and did the best they could. I’m very humbled by the sacrifices they made, and I attribute my success to them, and their faith in God. My faith came from them.
I do acknowledge others being less fortunate, and I do sympathize. I’ll just say it to make my point… I started a foundation to help less fortunate kids get a private school education/opportunity in my area. Just recently I contributed/raised nearly $50k in a matter of 4 weeks and paid for 2 educations to two separate kids of the likes you just mentioned.
I agree with you on helping those less fortunate. We may disagree in the fashion of it being done, but we both desire the same thing. This understanding so often gets lost when politics are inserted. You (and other TI liberals) are good people, and likewise on the flip-side here. It’s a shame politics cloud that as often as they do.