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Voters are often influenced by generous ideas 
from politicians such as “free college and 
a higher minimum wage.”

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A question to consider, though: is kindness 
of this sort from the government the most 
effective way to meet need?

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Could families, churches, or local organizations 
extend generosity in a more personal, beneficial 
way? Consider President Calvin Coolidge.

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Author Amity Shlaes’ noted that while in 
office, Coolidge “vetoed farm subsidies twice 
even though he personally came from an area 
of poor farmers…

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he was sympathetic to farmers but helping 
them wasn’t the government’s function.” Government 
generosity will always sound appealing,

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but it is not the most beneficial. I’m Mac 
Hammond, and this is the Winner’s Minute.