Hunterbear,
I understand your point but you need to understand that I (and many more like me) do not think the government should force me to be charitable. My heart is not a cold stone and I do care about the poor and hungry. However, the system we have now allows too many to make "poor and hungry" a conscious choice of how to live instead of an unforseen outcome of some bad luck. It is easier to get your money directly deposited into your bank account that to get a job.
Back in the 1930's a ton of people left Arkansas for California and Washington state. Why? There were no jobs here and people needed work to survive. Thanks to the "war on poverty" we now have tons of people in the depressed delta region of this state with no jobs. They don't have to move and get a job because the government pays them to do nothing. Granted, non of them will ever get rich, but they are a leach on society.
What amazes me is all these folks don't realize is they have unwittingly, and with smiles on their faces, made themselves slaves to the liberal agenda that gives them their free money. It's not a race thing either. They are white, black, hispanic, etc. and all are towing the line for people who really don't care if they live or die. Just like the Nazi's running a labor death camp, the liberals give the welfare recipient just enough to survive so these same people will give them the power through their vote.
There, I've made myself sick to my stomach and now I have to go puke.
Edited for clarity. BB