So....
It is far better to let children (who had no choice to be born), the elderly (who lost their money in places llike Enron, Global Crossings, etc) and the disabled to fend for themselves?
No, I do not believe in full scale assistance for all, but there are those who truly need help through no fault of their own. Obviously, our responses on threads like this ar limited and do not say everything as clearly as we probably would in person, but to dismantle social assistance completely would go a long way in transforming our society back to an almost feudal state with a majority of poor and disadvantaged, and a minority of landholders and decision makers. Then again, that might make some here rather happy.
BTW...Get a copy of the November Scientific American and read the article on page 42, or just go to
www.sciam.com/ontheweb a comparison between the economies and services of high income low tax countries and high tax high income countries. You might find it enlightning.
Pray you never become one of the truly disadvantaged in this country.