Words to the wise

"I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but rather leading or driving them out of it."
--Benjamin Franklin

Exactly - too many people find it easy to slip into the culture of dependency. They vote people into office who promise free government cheese without thinking of where that money comes from.

I am not saying that there should not be a safety net - shit happens. It should be there for emergencies, not as a lifestyle.