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    Tag: Government Policy

    Crowding Out Compassion

    By James Whitford, published on www.heritage.org, July 2017 Jon stepped into my office with a confident stride that fits his tall, lanky, middle-aged frame. Men his…

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    James Whitford September 16, 2017

    Charity Is No Part of the Government

      By James Whitford, published in the Joplin Globe on April 30, 2017 I was in a meeting with some people who work for a…

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    James Whitford May 8, 2017

    Poverty Demands more than Means-Tested Welfare

    By James Whitford, published in the Joplin Globe on October 23, 2016.  Early one morning, I took a seat on the steps of our mission…

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    James Whitford October 31, 2016

    Producers Really Are Happier Than Consumers

    By James Whitford published in the Joplin Globe March 27, 2016 Recently, after hearing me share that the working poor are happier than the welfare…

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    James Whitford March 29, 2016

    Bandaging Homelessness Makes it Worse

    By James Whitford published in the Joplin Globe November 8, 2015 For 10 years, I practiced wound care. I’ve probed, irrigated, and cut dead tissue…

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    James Whitford December 4, 2015

    Old Techniques Good for Today

    By James Whitford published in the Joplin Globe Sept 13, 2015 Last month, the Foundation for Government Accountability published a paper titled “SNAP To It:…

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    James Whitford September 16, 2015

    Less Welfare, More Charity

    Published on 8-23-14 Excerpted from the CATO Institute (www.cato.org). Written by Michael D. Tanner – Originally Published on www.nationalreview.com, August 20, 2014 In 1985, wealthy…

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    TCI Admin August 23, 2014

    Where Empowerment Begins

    James Whitford, Executive Director Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission – Published in The Joplin Globe, April 30, 2014   I recall a trip to Grand…

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    James Whitford May 18, 2014

    Redefining Poverty

    James Whitford, Executive Director Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission – Published in The Joplin Globe, June 19, 2013   I remember meeting a man on…

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    James Whitford June 19, 2013

    Why work?

    James Whitford, Executive Director Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission   Last week a couple of nice police officers approached me at the rescue mission to…

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    James Whitford October 5, 2012
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