Whether you are living after a local disaster or living hand to mouth, waiting for any government to provide you with a solution is going to be a very long and likely fruitless endeavor.

If those collecting on the massive scale seen in certain areas would devote as much time to honest work and gainful employment this would be a non-issue. Past sins of handouts for large portions of the population have created an entitlement mentality and a crippling dependence. Progress is not made by taking the dole for a lifetime.

21$ a week is about three hours of work at even the most menial job, are we to believe that this is impossible without assistance? I have no quarrel with real need, disabled or otherwise, but the heart of the problem is that when "free" handouts are made without regard for ability to work it sets a standard that drags people down and it has done exactly this for decades.