I have a REAL "hangup" with revisionist history and those who post without knowledge.
I used the Irish as an example, because of Pat.
Read FIVE POINTS and GANGS OF NEW YORK, for starters.
Since you hate revisionist history, please provide more information about the Federal welfare programs of the late 19th century. I'm not only interested in how the programs operated, but also how they were funded.
As another poster said, "The silence is deafening."