Conservatives are so greedy. Just look at Bush states.

[The_Rorschach]

Depends upon who you ask, really OAO. President Lincoln, President Theodore Roosevelt and President Reagan felt it was the responsibility of the government to do for individuals what individuals could not do for themselves. Hence programs for veterans, disabled and otherwise, foster care and the Career Services Centre where unskilled, unemployed civilians can be taught a trade on the governments dime.

There is a fine line behind helping people who cannot help themselves and helping those who simply refuse. To be honest with you, I have trouble seeing it myself sometimes, so I tend to be a little bit more reserved when criticizing issues like welfare. You're not punishing the mother by refusing her financial aide, you're punishing the child, and that seems a bit Draconian to me, and hardly the benchmark of a civilized society.