Funding of Social Services is the issue. How many dollars and what is the source of those dollars? Tax support, private donations or a combination?
There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as "caring" and "sensitive" because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing to try to do good with other people's money. Well, who isn't? And a voter who takes pride in supporting such programs is telling us that he'll do good with his own money -- if a gun is held to his head.
The following document was provided to the City Commission and the Social Services Advisory Board concerning a possible realignment of City Support for Social Services..
Ten Social Service Agencies currently receive tax support from the City of Manhattan. The table posted below provides website information concerning those agencies.
