[jraph]

Charity makes sense in a capitalistic world, because some people get the "choice" of being poor in it.

[sillyquiet]

in contrast to government-owns-the-means-of-production socialist systems, where nobody gets the choice to not be poor.

[anonuser123456]

That's not true. The ruling elite make out quite well in such arrangements.

[jraph]

A worse system does not make another one better.

[lrdd]

Does the lack of any better solution justify it?

[ttonkytonk]

Actually, if you think about it, capitalism (in the U.S. at least) really doesn't give you the choice to be poor, essentially requiring you to live at a relatively high standard.

[polyphonic01]

Many people do. Many poor people make bad life decisions which lead them, unfortunately, into their poverty.

[ddw]

And many people choose to be born into poverty with never a chance to succeed.