[Luis Gonzalez]

Because one family has had generations to "get on their feet", and I would prefer extending needed help to one that is just starting out.

But that's just my personal bias.

[FITZ]

No ----once someone realizes there is a free ride they don't easily give it up, their kids learn to wait for the welfare check and food stamps to show up and the welfare becomes generational.

This country reminds me of one of those looney old ladies that starts out with 6 cats which she can take care of well enough --- but her kind heart leads her to start taking off everyone else's unwanted cats and strays. Soon she's got 40 cats but she still can't stop taking in more, soon she's overwhelmed with cats and eating scraps of bread so she can feed her cats out of her limited income. Next thing she's got 110 cats. Still they keep coming --- she's got a big heart.