I realize that not everyone is fortunate enough to find a good job and provide for their family. I used to volunteer at a food bank, and when you see a mother come in with her 2 kids, hungry and cold, it's kind of hard to turn your backs on them and figure they don't need our help.

People have children, and a lot of the time, the bitch ass man walks out on them leaving them on their own. I think welfare is a good idea for those women, and men, out there with kids, who work, but need a little extra cash to get through the day. Living these days is very expensive, and 2 working parents is hard enough to support.

So unless you're a parent, you have no say, if you've never been homeless, you have no say, so until you really live in their shoes, you have no say.

I was homeless for 6 months once during the middle of Feb. It was -30degC outside, and no one helped me, but it would have been nice if someone did.

Kind of easy to say someone doesn't need help when you have the money and freedom to do what you please.

I agree that one too many abuse the system though, but there are people out there who do need help, and welfare shouldn't be a permanant thing. If someone needs finacial help so they can get a job, a place to live, and help get on their feet after a birth of a child, or a divorce, or a man walking out on them, then they deserve it.

Have a heart. Not everyone is a mooch from welfare.