re: When does charity become enabling?

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While a lot of people bitch and moan about the "free lunch" (no pun intended ) for the poverty stricken, only a small amount of fraud is evident in those programs for schools.

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There's little fraud because there's little fraud to be committed. There will be more than a few school districts where every student receives a free lunch regardless of income this year.

To the OP, there is always the potential for enabling with almost every act of charity. And there's unintended consequences. People often perform to the lowest common denominator or they perform down to the expectation of them. Parents who would've provided breakfast for their kids may now send them off to school to get a free breakfast (to stay with the school meal theme) simply because it's there.