Since some of us seem bound to drive our economy further and further toward third-world status, the government also needs to provide a program that is something like a domestic equivalent of the Peace Corps. Such a program could serve the homeless and others living in abject poverty with little hope of improvement without such help, help that would empower them and enable self-sufficiency.
Together we can make the right things happen as a practical expression of our sincere empathy and compassion for all those less fortunate. In the bargain this would express in practical, productive terms our genuine gratitude for the opportunities life has granted us rather than a mere vacuous indulgence in the vanity of praise and thanks for our own good fortune. In light of the photo at the beginning of this article, it is perfectly alright to have a bleeding heart, whether conservative, liberal, or libertarian, as long as we do not remain satisfied to just sit still and bleed.
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