Get Rid of Welfare? Pt. 2

I have much more to say concerning this topic, but here is just one more idea.

The world did exist before government sponsored welfare. The poor were taken care of before welfare. And the lower class was much smaller than it is today before welfare. Before welfare private charities and churches took care of the needy. These organizations offered to the poor(and still do to a much smaller extent) not only the necessities of life, but opportunity.

If welfare was to be eradicated tomorrow, do you not think that the good people of America would step forward and feed the poor, clothe the naked, and give shelter to the homeless? Charity would be given with honor, and the charity would be received by a grateful and humble people. This charity would inspire and motivate the needy, when possible, to reform themselves and to become better people. This process would inspire us all to become better people, but especially those that received help.

Government welfare breeds ingratitude and feelings of entitlement. The lower class, and all of us, are better off without government sponsored welfare. It robs all of us of the opportunity to CHOOSE to give, and robs the poor of opportunity.

Why do I waste time talking about something that will never happen? Because it's easy to forget how far our country has gone in the wrong direction. It is easy to accept how BIG our government is because it is all we know. Our federal government was never intended to be so large, and our state governments were never intended to be so small and insignificant. Welfare will never be eradicated, but it is worth talking about to remind us all that BIG government is not the answer.