Just to clarify, unemployment benefits are paid out of unemployment insurance, the premium of which employers pay. So let's say you work for 5 years at a company which lays you off. You apply for unemployment benefits. Those benefits are paid out of the pool of funds that your former employer, and others in the state, have paid into. It's not "other people's money," it is your insurance benefit that you helped pay for by producing 5 years' worth of good work for your employer.
It's not charity, it's not even welfare. It's just insurance. If you have a car wreck and get a check from your car insurance to repair your car, people don't accuse you of spending "other people's money," do they?
One more point: Giving changes a person profoundly. It is great for the psyche to give. An unemployed person can feel pretty useless, but giving can give that person a sense of being worth placing on the planet. If for nothing else, it's worth that alone to give even when one is in need.
It's not charity, it's not even welfare. It's just insurance. If you have a car wreck and get a check from your car insurance to repair your car, people don't accuse you of spending "other people's money," do they?
One more point: Giving changes a person profoundly. It is great for the psyche to give. An unemployed person can feel pretty useless, but giving can give that person a sense of being worth placing on the planet. If for nothing else, it's worth that alone to give even when one is in need.