"Dumbo" wrote in message

True, but the solution is not to get rid of all welfare programs IMO.
More poverty usually fathers even more poverty and more ignorance.

True, but the ones that do not want to do anything should be cut off from
free money. Workfare is a good idea.

The social cost of educating someone in need is much, much less than
the disruption caused by leaving that person ignorant.

Agree, but you can't make them read books and learn if they don't want to.
There has to be some motivationor reward for doing well.

Thee are some people that do not have the ability, that is a different
situation.