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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.