[onewhippedpuppy]

Supe, I agree with you to an extent, but I don't believe that we should provide an incentive for people to utilize public programs and better themselves. Their success should be their incentive, you cannot force/bribe people to succeed. Especially when they have the option to fall back on free money programs.

Further, these programs are largely in place. Even in a medium sized city such as Wichita, there are public and private/charitable programs to help feed, clothe, employ, and empower the poor and homeless. However, they could be better promoted, especially to those that can benefit from them.