The United States Should Give To The Poor

A lot of people have different ideas of how our nation will succeed. One big idea that people continue to argue about is how our economy should be played out. It's either a good idea to give to the poor to make things fair, or keep your money to yourselves, or maybe it's a good idea to put a cap on the population so we don't have to give to the poor. I believe that we shouldn’t give to the poor because they will use our givings in a negative way, which would make us regret doing goods. Some people such as William Hogarth support the idea of not giving to the poor because they will use their money on something that they shouldn't be. William Hogarth painted a picture which was called "Gin Lane" to support his ideas. Some people such as Thomas Malthus and Garrett Hardin think that the population is too high to maintain a well kept economy.
While others such as Mohandas Gandhi, Dorothea Lange, and Andrew Carnegie think that the ones with more fortune should give to the people who are not as fortunate. Gandhi supported his ideas in an essay called "Economic and Moral Progress." While Lange supported her ideas by taking a picture of a poor family, called "Migrant Mother." Carnegie also supported his ideas in an essay called "The Gospel of Wealth." Then there are people such as Joseph Stiglitz who think that the problem with economy is not the citizens fault. Stiglitz supported his ideas in an essay called "Rent Seeking and the Making of an Unequal