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June 18, 2003
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Changes in society do not occur swiftly and perhaps it is difficult to see erosion in social capital occurring in real time. The question then becomes what is going to happen to volunteerism within the United States as changes in social capital are assessed. Some proposals from modern politicians have involved the idea of government sponsoring volunteerism through financial reimbursement. This idea is probably not the way to set the standard for using non-governmental organizations and individuals to provide services to society for the greatest possible good. Since the idea behind volunteerism is that individuals within society can benefit society by strictly adding value that would not be generated otherwise. It is true that the government does have an active role in volunteerism as a supporter of the idea and as a homing beacon for locating problems.
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