[FITZ]

Anyhow if welfare were actually ended, there would be more than enough low-skilled labor in this country. Plus we have so many youths in prison, if there was no welfare and enough low-skilled jobs, many of them wouldn't be there.

[holyscroller]

You're right about all the labor that would be available if all the millions of deadbeats on welfare had to get jobs. Also we could have work programs for low risk prisoners (druggies, etc.) if we would instigate programs to make them work to pay for their keep. America has plenty of workers available. The problem is there's no incentive to work if the check rolls in every month without lifting a finger.