Bernice: If a person is capable of working, and they won't, they should be left to the consequences of such irresponsibility. It's my view that entitlements are largely responsible for the serious problem of generational poverty. I depended on me and what I could do to provide for my family. Even when I was single I would work more than one job. The only time in my life where I didn't work two jobs was when I became a teacher. But by then I had a savings to fall back on and while teaching full-time, I was also still going to school nights for my Master's degree. I grew up in a family of 9 so we were not well off. But I have two certificates from Vo-Tech schools and three university degrees. And I paid for all of it myself. I have little sympathy for those that say they had a "hard life" or that they didn't have opportunities. Neither did I. I made my own. And there are thousands like me - hard workers who take responsibility seriously. A bum can stand on a street corner for hours but he can't wash dishes for a living (I've done that as well as janitorial work and fast food work). Why can't they?