@Mafoo: Bullseye.
The welfare system is nothing but government-mandated charity. How does that make any sense? Should the government have to FORCE us (via tax dollars towards the welfare system) to be charitable to one another? Absolutely not. Private charity is how these people should be taken care of. It's not the government's job to be a financial babysitter. We're supposed to take care of each other because we WANT to, not because the government is forcibly allocating tax dollars to give away.
Consider this: would people be more likely to
A) waste government aid that they know they will always get
-or-
B) waste charitable aid which comes straight from the pockets of actual people, out of the goodness of their hearts?
This should be a no-brainer, folks. Charity is people willingly improving the welfare. Welfare is forcing people to be charitable.