There will always be a stratum of poor among us. Some deserving of our assistance. And others deserving of their own assistance. The Bible says there are none so poor as they who will not so much as lift the spoon to their own mouth. (Proverbs 19:24) (my paraphrase) Government welfare programs, being unable to distinguish the deserving poor from the undeserving, pervert charity and increase poverty. Obama lies when he says we blame the poor for middle class stagnation. We blame him. The poor as well as the middle class are victims of progressive socialism. They have transformed being poor from having less money into having no family, living in anarchy, and being without hope of a better tomorrow.
Fantastic post and worth repeating!