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Putting all the political rhetoric aside the underlying idea behind welfare is the eliminate poverty. Poor/poverty is a relative term. The government draws some arbitrary line in the sand and says that if you're on one side then you're poor. The sad thing is that by simply moving a person to the other side of the line doesn't keep them from being poor. They still are poor in comparison to those who have more. In order for welfare to be a success it would have to eliminate both the rich and the poor. Sounds like socialism to me.
Oh,and before you lefties dismiss me as crazy, think about this: the standard of living of the "poor" in the US is many times greater than the kings of the 15th century. (running water, indoor plumbing, etc.) I have a secret for you-there will always be poor people. Stop telling them they deserve more because entightlement programs kill the little bit of pride/drive that the lower class has.
Fallon sorry about you're mom. That suxors. Sit down some time and figure out how much it cost to keep her comfortable (alive) and then objectively decide if one human life is worth that much. Why should your mother be worth more just because she's sick. All the money in the world won't keep her from dying eventually.
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