The poor have been crippled by liberal dependency programs. And yes, it's going to cost more to help them become alive and independent, but in the long run it will be better and cheaper. But just cheaper? Never. That was always a liberal lie.
Any yet we are spending more on welfare programs (check the budget)...ironic isn't it?
So, a principal of Conservatism is to have a federal responsibility to issue checks to the idle classes? The founders believed that the federal government had a responsibility to ensure the populace could live independently?