The Philadelphia
Enquirer reported earlier this year, “Republicans such as U.S. Rep. Michele
Bachmann (Minn.), former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul
(Ky.), and Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation, as well as commentators
like Pat Buchanan, have expressed preference for charity over government to
solve various societal ills such as hunger. Many say private giving, not
government largesse, kept America going through the decades.”