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I fail to understand a society that turns its back on those in need

I think that what you fail to understand is the difference of need and want/desire. When people purposely avoid work because they choose to get financing of their live thru gubmnt, because they know they can, they are getting what they want and not what they need. What far too many really need is a swift kick.

This so goes in direct opposite of the so called "christian" nation we bill ourselves to be about.

You seem to be obsessed with Christians. Why do you hate them so?



Fat doesn't happen to people who cannot afford food.

Nor does being able to buy a case of Michelob when they are paying for the steak and shrimp with food stamps.



I think people must realize that the government is there to serve them and not the other way around

It is there to serve a nation as a whole, to benefit everyone from the taxes they pay. It isnt their to redistribute wealth because some are too lazy to accumulate their own. That you have no problem with welfare programs you gubmnt spends on those who could be working doesnt mean everyone should follow your lead. If you thought jumping off a cliff was a good idea, how many do you think would follow you? That is the way I look at the grand picture of socialism. It is bankrupting many countries while the so-called needy numbers continue to increase due to lack of incentive to support themselves.

I think soup kitchens are needed to make good measures for people who can't eat.

And who pays for soup kitchens? Charities do. They volunteer their time and money of those who wish to donate to such causes. They dont rob/tax those who have to give it away to someone else. Huge difference in philosophy which some cant seem to grasp.

As for food stamp programs, I would be all for giving away basic free food to those who need it. No frills, no stamps, no cheating. I was raised on milk (often powdered) and oatmeal for breakfast. Inexpensive meat and potatoes, rice, pasta and beans (the kind that require cooking - not the instant stuff) for dinner. Mostly peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch with an occasional bologna or tuna for variety. No welfare involved. 2 parents who didnt make much put it on the table and we were happy to get it.

Few people were fat, everyone exercised. It was mandatory in school. Today it is a joke if it exists at all in schools. Lazy parents create lazy children and the cycle continues. Not the gubmnts job to support them. It is the gubmnts job to put physical back into education and require it if it has a job to do anything in that regard.