Quote:Modern welfare is a far stretch from that. The problem is when you allow government to do the smallest amount of redistribution which is what all forms of welfare are, it never stops at the basic levels of living needs.

 

Which is why I'm a proponent of either making States fund their own welfare (the more practical solution in the near future) or having private charities take it over ( a solution I never see taking place so I focus on the compromise of have it State Funded.)

 

That is one problem I also see right now. In my ideal world there is a base level of welfare that is guaranteed which is the very bottom of the budget pyramid. The next step up would be minimum wage, which would be regulated in such a manner as to create a real financial incentive that encourages all but the most lazy of welfare recipients to seek employment. And as you get higher up this pyramid the amount of regulation decreases as market forces would hopefully create a natural equilibrium. 

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