FILE PHOTO: The Denver City Council Tuesday approved a $2 million contract with the Denver Basic Income Project, which provides no questions asked cash payments to homeless people as part of a study with the University of Denver. Successful philanthropists — people who cause positive change — know the difference between a handout and a hand up. A handout typically sustains the misery of dependence. A hand up can lead to freedom, prosperity, happiness and healthy self-esteem.
A handout costs society, whereas a hand up can pay the combined dividends of reducing dependence and facilitating productivity that contributes to the […]
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