Credit to: Andrew Miller/The Jersey Journal
In the USA, institutions practice the traditional charity program of turkey and coats distributions on Thanksgiving. The author criticizes this practice as inefficient and ultimately not addressing root causes for poverty. Instead, direct income support and food stamps is suggested for alleviating poverty in the USA.
Diane Pagen, “Helping the poor must extend beyond the usual holiday turkey, coat drives: Opinion“, Star-Ledger, December 8 2014
