1791: The Teachings of Prophet Ezra Taft Benson w/ John Larsen
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The Morality of Accepting Government Gratuities
Benson: When you accept food stamps, you accept an unearned handout that other people are paying for. Every individual who accepts an unearned government gratuity is just as morally culpable as the individual takes a handout from taxpayers money to pay his heat, electricity or rent. There is no difference in principle between them. Do not rationalize your acceptance of government gratuities by saying, I am a contributing taxpayer too. By doing this, you contribute to the problem, which is leading this nation to financial insolvency. And there are- Part on those BYU students that he is telling to have kids without birth control. He is really hard on them.
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