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Revision as of 11:57, 14 December 2004 by 4.14.72.16 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Some people advocate dramatically cutting welfare payments or eliminating them entirely, but this would leave the very poor no protection from starvation and death, therefore it arguably creates a bigger problem than it solves.
It is simply not true that without a government funded welfare system in place, the poor will die of starvation. This completely ignores the thousands of privately financed charity organizations that assist the needy.