The Founding Fathers "calculated" compassion on the welfare state... 1. Do not help the needy completely. Merely help them to help themselves. 2. Give the poor the satisfaction of "earned achievement" insteadnod rewarding them without achievment. 3. Allow the poor to climb the "appreciation ladder"- from tents to cabins, cabins to cottages, cottages to comfortable houses. 4. Where emergency help is provided, do not prolong it to the point where it becomes habitual. 5. Strictly enforce the scale of "fixed responsibility." The first and foremost level of responsibility is with the individual himself; the second level is family, then the church, next the community, finally the county, and, in a disaster or a emergency, the state. Under no circumstances is the federal government to become involved in public welfare. The Founders felt it would corrupt the government and also the poor. No constitutional authority exists for the federal government to participate in charity or welfare. Our federal government today has entirely to much power. And the welfare state is just one example of many.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:32:15 +0000
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