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I'm going to have to agree with Lenny on this one. Attempting to compare welfare recipients with productive taxpayers is an argument that's never going to fly, except in a room full of welfare recipients.
Sorry, no sale.
A different question that could be asked is --- Are all welfare people really "less fortunate", or are they people who are simply too lazy to make their own fortune?
Case in point -- My being able to quit my job nearly 9 years ago and work from home for myself full time didn't just "happen"... I won no lottery or anything. I had to go out and get myself some extra education in order to get started in the direction that later led me to achieving that goal.
I'm sure many on this board have similar circumstances to share.
You know, there are programs available to the "less fortunate" that are government funded and designed to help them get back into the workforce and being productive again. All one need do is look for them, things like "Job-reentry programs", GED courses and the like. They have them here, I'm sure other areas have them as well.
There are cases where certain people do have legitimate reasons for their situation, but I think most of us are fed up with those who abuse the system and leech off society needlessly and pop out kids in order to further leech etc, and I think in those cases the concern is warranted.
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