I agree with that. Look where we are. The government creates the situation and then they are the antidote to the problems.
I don't want to sound heartless. I have been broke. More than once. So, I do know what it is like to go to the grocery store and have to painstakingly mentally add up the items. I never even entertained the notion of food stamps.
I think food stamps are a bad idea all the way around. But as long as they exist, they should be for food. These control freaks want to tell me I can't have a happy meal or use a lightbulb, then their proponents and supporters should feel the weight of their tyranny just as equally.
I'd like to see ALL these government entitlement programs GONE. I'd like to get back to our roots. Have churches do their jobs and look out for the less fortunate and those in trouble. The truth is many “churches” see that as the job of the government as well and are just as thrilled to have government money to have the “unfortunate” become dependent on them for selfish “feel good” reasons.
The idea should always be that it is temporary and the ones in need get lifted up and move off of charity. For those where it is not feasible to be independent than FAMILY must step in more.
Where there is truly no family then maybe some exceptions can be made if churches can do their job. There I would chastise churches and question why they don't practice what they preach and do it at THEIR EXPENSE. In the forming of our country this is how it was done. We had no welfare and entitlement programs and we had a better citizenry.