Persuasive Speech of Fact
Channel: Ryan Kaufman
Date: 2014-05-06

Peursasive Speech of Fact Outline


I. 10 percent of the nation is on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (usdebtclock.org)
A. In 2012 16 % of Americans (20% of children in the United States) live in poverty. (DHHS)
B. In 2011, the number of people in extreme poverty, making less than 2$ a day before government assistance, has double since the 1960's when the War on Poverty started. (National Poverty Center)
C.  Yet, charitable giving accounted for 2% of the Gross Domestic Product in 2011.  
1. So where is our money going?
2. Can the altruism of private donations take the place of the new standard, known as "Government Assistance"?
II. What is traditional Government assistance?
A. The New Deal - Comprehensive reform programs put in place by Franklin D. Roosevelt to assist families economically out of the Great Depression. 
1. The Birth of Social Security
2. Security Exchange Commission
3. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

B. Russell Roberts, an economic profession at George Mason University contended, "The New Deal replaced virtually reasons to give charity"
1. What we call charity today is not the same as it was in 1900. The charitable donation goes to an organization like NPR or your local hospital's cancer wing.
2. Roberts went on to state the government crowds out charity work. Charity which is driven by altruism, which is where we have been convinced our tax money is placed, thus we no longer need to donate our money to charity.
III. Then why has the United States remained at the forefront of charitable donations per capita, in the world?
A. As previously implied, giving to a local charity allows you to decide where and, maybe, how your money is spent.
B. 1.5 Trillion dollars in revenues were reported by 501© 3
C. Giving USA gives a breakdown of where our charitable donations go.
1. 41 Billion was given toward education 
2. 40 Billion was given to Human services, but this can be skewed. Most gave to organizations supporting Hurricane Recovery efforts and other natural disaster efforts
3.  28 Billion was given to Foundations and other private organizations
4. 21.6 Billion was given to public-society benefit organization. Organizations which, also, assist in Natural Disaster Relief

IV. In closing, after doing some minimal research until the Government stops providing the majority of those with the assistance to meet basic needs, Charities (who could step in, but are not asked to  meet the demand) will thus continue to place their monies elsewhere.