Source: The Dispatch
by Anastasia Boden
“States and localities are requiring approval for all manner of activities — including basic acts of kindness. America has a permission problem, and it goes well beyond requiring permits to pass out food. Occupational licensing helps put people into poverty by creating barriers to work, and other permitting requirements make it difficult for them to dig themselves out or receive assistance. And such barriers ignore a rich American tradition. Private charity in America goes back to before the founding. Neighbors, churches, and nonprofits have come to the aid of those in need long before bureaucrats demanded oversight. But studies show that, as the government took over that role, charity has shrunk. And as our permission society has expanded, charity has become more difficult. So, how does a society so deeply entrenched in a culture of permission walk it back?” (06/02/25)
https://thedispatch.com/article/homeless-charity-criminalize/