I drive by a certain food pantry very often. They provide their services only on certain days of the week. On those days, it is common to see lots of very expensive cars lined up for blocks down the street to take advantage of what they can get for free. I don't say this to discourage anyone from helping. I say this in the hopes of encouraging those that can to help more. Losing resources to those taking advantage is an unfortunate cost of helping those that really need it. If a family that is truly in need, especially if they have children, can benefit from our efforts, isn't it still worth it? Surely a country as wealthy as the great USA can afford some abuse of the system to help the truly needy.
Catching and stopping those abusing the system is very rewarding as well. I just hope it won't stop the efforts towards a good cause.
I'm sure there are some that take advantage.
However, there are probably also families that have expensive cars because they signed up for a loan they now can't afford, or they have lost their job. Of course, they should be selling their expensive cars but that's not so easily done if you are upside down. Even if they have made mistakes, the need for food may be very real at that moment.
