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Is It Better To Give Someone A Fish Or Teach Them How To Fish For Themselves?

Written by Sara Pestinger
Here is a  brief, simple, but powerful way to  illustrate the HUGE difference in the directions of  the Republican vs. Democratic candidates.
 
Is it better to give someone a fish or teach them how to fish for themselves?  
  
Gosh,  Everyone knows that giving a hungry person a fish is charitable and the right thing to do.  Right? 
Well perhaps, at least until they learn the other option: The better option is to  teach the hungry how to fish for themselves.  This ensures they will not only have fish for dinner but for the rest of their lives. 
This could represent the differences between the Republican & Democratic candidates.
 
The Democrats allocate more and more money to providing fish to more and more people.  The result is that while there may be a fish for dinner, there is no money left to help get boats ready for the people to fish for themselves.  As a result, people are stuck in a rut.   Keep in mind, this free fish is always the same old kind of fish every day of every month: no options, no choices, no variety to spice up life.  Even worse,  the hungry people are only given one fish when they really desire more. The only way to quench their appetite is to take more fish, fish their children will need in the future.  
 
The good news is that the Republicans want to provide fish for a shorter period of time and use the remaining resources to prepare the boats and fishing poles so people can fish for themselves.  With this plan and these tools, the hungry people individually have the power to choose what they will fish for resulting in all the variety they desire.  Even better, if they choose, they can fish as often as they wish so their table can be as overflowing as they wish. 
Which plan is better for America?  The Republican plan is the best, most sustainable plan and the only plan that doesn't rob from our children's future. 

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Comment by Yvonne Starks on October 9, 2012 at 5:51pm

Cut bait?   Are you kidding?   It's beneath them, duncha know?  

I can remember through the many years (even before "The Great Re-distributor") where those on welfare might be (nicely) asked to help with needed community projects...like painting the city mailboxes, cleaning up parks....whatever.   But, oh no.  Demeaning.  Too difficult.  Who would take care of the children?   Transportation problems.  Clothing not adequate.  So many excuses why they could not even be ASKED to help their community when they were receiving money from their community......

Comment by Greg Beal on October 8, 2012 at 10:40pm

The wear and tear on the boats, tackle and motors that are being used to provide the free fish take time to maintain and somone has to do that daily. The crews become weary of the daily grind and the captains have to keep them motivated one way or another. What happens when the captain tells the crew that they have to provide more free fish to the free loaders and they are going to come out of the crew's allotment of fish? Eventually someone will tell the free loaders to fish or cut bait.

Comment by Yvonne Starks on October 5, 2012 at 10:25pm

What makes it even worse is that too many of those receiving those fish every single day of their lives end up wanting those who GIVE them the fish "to eat worms".....have no appreciation, no respect, no understanding of what it did take to ready the boats, dig for those worms, get up early and come home late....Instead, they begin to dislike--to hate--them because they envy them.  I contend it's not envy just for their material gains, but also because it is within the human soul to want to be respected and be 'worthy'...and they know they're not....and project that onto those who are giving them the excuse not to be....

Just like the foreign nations who now despise us after all we've given in blood, sweat, treasure, and tears....one loses respect for those who do not allow them to EARN their own self respect.  It may seem to be convoluted, but it sure seems to be a human nature trait....

Can it change now?  In time?

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