[csmuk]

Yes never.

Look at Thailand. You sleep in the rain or turn the remains of your house into a shelter whilst raising the cash. Not only that, people donate some of their cash to the less fortunate.

Only conspicuous consumption (greed) and hoarding of financial assets (by class) restricts our ability to resolve these problems. Simple kindness and social empathy goes a long way.

And yes I am a rampant socialist.

[writtles]

What about micro loans? http://www.kiva.org/about