Your letters >  Charitable giving is not government's role
Charity through utility needs a quick answer | Nov. 22 editorial
Charity is not role of government  This well thought out article
crystallizes the issue of whether charitable giving by
government is proper. The editor is correct in the supposition
that if it is proper to spend federal tax dollars at the local
level to support charities, then why not use property tax
receipts for the same purpose? Why the intellectual hypocrisy?
The editor is quick to point out that supporting charitable
groups that "help relieve the stress on the county's own limited
human services department" is wise. Such a conclusion begets the
ultimate question of what is the proper function and purpose of
government.  Even the president of the United States, much to
his credit, has stated on several occasions that the reason for
much political consternation between our political parties is a
fundamental disagreement on the function, purpose and proper
role of government. It is