There is a community dinner charity which provides weekly meals in my small town. If we weren't extorted at every step by taxation and corporate grift, I think we would manage to provide for the poor at the grassroots level far better than politicians can. It's easy to be cynical when looking only at the contributions made by the wealthy, but charities are already widely supported voluntarily already, despite the existence of "just let the government do it" welfare programs. Social safety nets could also be handled by myriad alternatives.Churches, unions, and mutual aid societies could expand existing systems or replace services like unemployment insurance currently monopolized by government.

I'm a cynic, but not all the time.