[meyer]

I wouldn't say that the truly needy deserve help. There's no merit in being needy. If they are truly needy, I don't object to them being helped, even at taxpayers expense. But they certainly didn't earn (that is, come to deserve) help by being needy.

I suppose that I used the word "needy" improperly, or I should have chosen other words to make my point. I am referring to the 10-15% of those gaining government assistance that are physically unable to provide for themselves. My premise is that they don't deserve to die. I agree that it isn't an 'earned' position.

[murdoog]

I think we’re on the same page. Like I said, it was merely a semantic nitpick. I am prone to those sometimes...I may eventually join a twelve-steps group to help me quit. :)

[Jack Black]

I seriously doubt that there are 10-15% who are physically incapable of working. More like 3%. How often do you see a really badly disabled person. Simple things like being confined to a wheel chair are not the problem they used to be. We’ve spent billions making everything accessable to the handicapped. That SHOULD be a two way street. OK, not get up and take care of yourself.