Gaps in consumer health

Bridging the gaps in the consumer health stratum has required that our nation offers amentities to those who are below poverty levels.  This includes of course the food stamp program.

I wrote the following comments on an article on Huffington Post regarding the etiquette and responsibilty of a nation to those in dire need.

The hard working Americans who complain about your rights to food stamps have about as much compassion as a can of chopped ham. I mean, if we really are strong as a nation, we should be proud of all the people who benefit from our hard work and can be fed and do not starve or eat the lowest commodity on the food chain. Winston Churchill said "a healthy citizen is a nations greatest asset" ("there is nothing better than putting milk in babies mouths"). Lets step up and have some sense of honor and dignity for all Americans regardless of whether you 'think' you know better of their 'situation' that they can be a hard driving execuitive or else as you may wish, serve you your burger and fries. America benefits from social welfare.   

This was answered with the following complaint:
It is a benefit when it provides for those who have fallen on hard times or for those who are trapped. However, when you get to third and fourth generations of career poor, you are doing no one a favor. it is just breeding poverty. Now unless this is some kind of anthropological experiment, reform is needed to insure that healthy, fresh and nutritious foods are reaching our youngest members. this system is not the answer.  

I felt the need to reply as follows:

Poverty does not breed.  Ignorance does. 
Careers are made on intelligent ways.  Poverty has no career.
It is insipidly arrogant to assume that the children wish to remain in a state of abysmal returns.  I can only suffice to think that tomorrow is based on the contributions of today.
If we support social services, we will be rewarded with more affluent and more enterprising people as the limitations of extreme deficit are not incorporated into their own futures. 


Food stamps are no simple matter of economics and clearly we are not trying to create a gimme culture, but there are times of need and there are poverty cycles.  The only way out of poverty is with education, intelligence and dignity.  Without the food stamp programs, we only perpetuate ignorance, ingratitude and of course, crime.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mario-batali/believe-it-or-not-you-nee_b_1571569.html