[Alas Babylon!]

The mere fact of accepting welfare, relegates a person to the lowest levels of society. While I agree that getting a "free lunch" can be enticing, the cost of the "free lunch" in social status is significant.

Exactly. It ain't, in fact, "Chilean Sea Bass". That free lunch is more like fish sticks and left over french fries.

In the black community, there seems to be four ways:

1. Accept the government handouts, which aren't that much, but keeps you alive without much work on your part.
2. Become a crimnal. Deal drugs, Rob, steal. That way is brutal, and most wind up dead or in jail.
3. Have some natural ability. Sports. Music. Dancing. So few make it.
4. Stay in school/learn. Work hard. Maybe you won't get rich, but you'll be freer and middle class.

[MrB]

Don’t tell me you haven’t seen more “luxury” foods in the carts of customers paying with food stamps than you do in the carts of people paying with their own earned income.