Dude, if Soros gets his way, we're all SOL. You're right about the mess in Europe! I was just reading how Holland, the country with the most liberal immigration policy for the last 20 years, is starting to bottom out from the massive influx of Muslims who immigrate and bring their families, then live on welfare because they are citizens of such a country that has this socialist take-care gov't. Guess who is at the top of this upside-down welfare triangle? The native Dutch, whose population continues to shrink with 1 birth for every 2 deaths (abortion perhaps?) and thus have few to work and pay into the system. To make matters worse, as with most European nations, you get a gov't. stipend for every child you have as incentive to make the population increase!!! Most of the EU countries are facing the same problem BTW.
Part of Rome's decline began when the soldiers and foreigners began to receive welfare and there weren't enough workers paying into the system. When are we gonna learn?!?!?
*Sugarplum*
You're correct. Isn't our tax credit for each child another form of welfare? IMO it should be limited to 2... period, no exceptions.