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To: Ken98 who wrote (33692)	11/3/2000 3:58:32 PM
From: IceShark	Respond to of 436258

Agreed. And it really got the afterburners turned on by Johnson. The Great Society.

To: Ken98 who wrote (33692)	11/3/2000 4:04:03 PM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Ken-- >>>This progress was based upon families and religous organizations fulfilling these social welfare roles.<<< I think this is one of those "back in the good ol' day myths" laid completely bare by the reality of the Depression. One reason the forerunner of today's school lunch program came into existence under FDR was because Army medical corp staff were alarmed at the malnourished state and general poor health of inductees. They argued that the level of malnourishment they were seeing would become a national defense/security issue if not addressed. So where were the families and churches of these young men? Unable to feed them and unable to cope. >>>The problems with the Federal entitlement programs are not the woebegone examples to which you cite, but rather the able bodied persons to whom Federal tax dollars are redistributed solely on the basis of their age. My generation will not see a dime of return for the confiscatory taxes we will pay during our working lives. The younger generations get the 'ol triple whammy - confiscatory taxes, no benefits, and having to save for themselves.<<< I don't doubt at some point this country will have to means test Social Security. The sooner we get used to the idea the better.