BillyPilgrim - I agree you don't reward people for having children. However, I don't believe that you punish the child for the actions of the parent. Ideally, the money that is given to the parent that has had more children is to provide for that new child. I don't see it as a reward, but that is where we differ. If I don't want kids playing in my front yard I need to replace the grass with rocks.
Steve interpretted, correctly, my intention in my previous post. There will always be, in my opinion, people who will be unemployable. Some will not go to work out of personal choice and others will not be absorbed into the workforce because of outside factors. The disabled population is just one example of the later. There are people who want to work but for various reason are not able to become successfully employed. I have heard stats that the disabled have unemployment rates between 35 - 50%. The welfare system is not perfect but it is there to keep people from dying. Some people abuse it while some use it in the light it was created, to help in a time of need.
Chris in Denver