The donations are typically given with the understanding they are helping those in need, not those who want to be in need.
> The one I volunteer at is a church distributing food that's nearly expired, donated by stores who would have tossed it otherwise. It appears win-win-win to me and is taking nothing from you. Do you have a problem with that?
Then why doesn't they guy simply to go to the store and offer to take their almost expired food? My guess is that they wouldn't give it to him because they'd want him to pay. The food is given to food banks for those in need. Someone not really in need taking it lowers the amount available for those truly in need, artificially signals to donators that more food is needed, and violates the consent of those giving the food for the truly destitute.
The donations are typically given with the understanding they are helping those in need, not those who want to be in need.
> The one I volunteer at is a church distributing food that's nearly expired, donated by stores who would have tossed it otherwise. It appears win-win-win to me and is taking nothing from you. Do you have a problem with that?
Then why doesn't they guy simply to go to the store and offer to take their almost expired food? My guess is that they wouldn't give it to him because they'd want him to pay. The food is given to food banks for those in need. Someone not really in need taking it lowers the amount available for those truly in need, artificially signals to donators that more food is needed, and violates the consent of those giving the food for the truly destitute.