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Meno:
Sorry, but you are in la-la land.
Firstly, Klal Yisroel gives fortunes in tzedokoh. While there is likely a small number of people who are miserly and give less tzedokoh than they can, it is mostly the other way around. Our community can boast of countless tzedokos for hachnosas kallah, infertility, medical costs and needs, feeding poor families, and others. There is also a staggering variety of gemachs. Add to that, there are massive amounts of tzedokoh that go on between people that do not involve organizations or publicity. No one takes being machazik Torah lightly. With all that is already going on, in very handsome numbers, all yeshivos are hurting. Before making an accusation like you did, just ask. There is a lot being given to support Torah. The needs are far greater.
Second, you are talking party line, and completely ignoring the real issue. You are once again allowing anyone who wants the label as Kollel Yungerman to take it, without demonstrated merit, and at the expense of everyone else (community support and government). That is foolish, futile, and dangerous. That is what led to the current matzav. The culture of dependency is found nowhere in Torah. In fact, we specify in ברכת המזון, that we do not want to be dependent on others.
ונא אל תצריכנו ה’ אלקינו לא לידי מתנת בשר ודם ולא לידי הלואתם.
We baalei batim have all the education we need about supporting Torah. That does not include supporting someone who should not sit in kollel for years of unproductive time. It does not mean assisting someone to achieve the status entry level – low pay jobs when he has already a sizable family. This is an aveiroh for the yungerman, and all the helpers carry the responsibility as מסייע לדבר עבירה. If you are looking to re-educate me, spare yourself the wasted time and effort.
Lastly, as ZD said, there are wealthy people who give generously to so many causes. The rest of us are making ends meet (hopefully), and our tzedokoh dollars are limited. If you had your way, most all the baalei batim would be barely eking out a living so that there would be hardly any tzedokoh available from them for supporting Torah. Rethink your comment please.