Soup Kitchens should be promoted.

Before I begin arguments , I would like to address the arguments presented by the government side. First of all ,you say that by feeding the hungry , you keep the peace. Well , first of all how can you assume that it guarantees peace ? Is it proved that areas with soup kitchens have lower crime rates? NO. This is because the homeless are there for a reason . They are there either because they are neglected by their families , lazy or have a natural attitude defect . So how can you say they just want food . Because as you can see in the modern society , most of the homeless steal money for drugs , alcohol , cigarettes rather than food . Another point you mentioned was They allow entities to aid the needy and therefore fulfil ( correction ) their religious/moral/existential goals. First of all , I am here today to propose a better alternative to help the poor instead of soup kitchens so I am not saying that helping the poor is an immoral act as you suggested . So with that being said , your point is of no use to this debate . When we say soup kitchens , we are talking about stationary , built to the ground centres that provide food for the people . It is not one of those YouTube videos that people distribute food to the homeless . That is not soup kitchens . With that in mind , I would like to move in to my first point . By instigating soup kitchens , we are sending a wrong message to society . We are telling the younger generations that it is okay to be lazy in life , it is okay to not give your all in school because when you come out to the real world , we will help you by giving you food even though you don't want to help yourself . Do we really want an increase in the homeless ? Do we really want a mainstream negative attitude that emerges to this world in the form of our children when we are in a progressive era of technology and modernisation? Is all of it worth it? Imagine a world where majority of the human population starts to become poor and homeless . Can we even provide sufficient help in the form of soup kitchens? We should not let our emotions take control of our mindsets but think about this issue in the long - term . Where do the homeless live ? Well , the homeless obviously begs . And where do they beg? The cities , of course ! They beg where there are a lot of people in an area . And soup kitchens which are catered to the homeless , obviously would want to set it up in a place where there are many homeless people . So imagine a city that is already so congested be even more crowded with the homeless queuing up for food and encouraging more of the homeless from other areas to go to that specific area to get that food . Consider the possible diseases that could spread because of the homeless's poor health and hygiene . Consider how the homeless can steal from others . Pick - pockets , daylight robbery and get swallowed into the crowd . Contrary to what the government said , I say that this will increase the crime rates not decrease it . Let's actually understand how soup kitchens work . The homeless , queues up to get food . But let's stop right there . Queue? Homeless people with their current state won't understand the etiquette of how society works . There could be shoving , fighting . Death might even occur considering the desperateness and the terrible state of the homeless. So instead of witnessing all the defects and disadvantages I have mentioned , I propose that people might as well invest through the government to improve the facilities of schools that provide free education for the poor and everyone else in need. After all , as suggested by many world leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi , education is the key to prevent poverty from occurring in the first place . Think about it: Every educated person is not rich, but almost every education person has a job and a way out of poverty. So education is a fundamental solution to poverty. -- Governor Kathleen Blanco . Conclusion : Soup kitchens is a cure . Education is prevention . Prevention is always better than cure . With that being said , I would like to end my arguments by reinstating that Soup Kitchens should not be promoted .