[BureaucratusMaximus]

But changing welfare to "We'll support you and your fatherless kid for 5 years while you get job training -- but ONLY if you get permanently sterilized" will tend to eliminate the underclass problem within a generation

But thats not a solution for a free capitalistic society. At some point we have to choose...either we want socialism or capitalism. This in-between BS really pisses me off.

[freedumb2003]

But thats not a solution for a free capitalistic society. At some point we have to choose...either we want socialism or capitalism. This in-between BS really pisses me off.

You are right. We should exchange Norplant for welfare. As long as someone is on the public dole they aren't allowed to increase their dependency (and our tax buden).