What is compassionate about a nation having a welfare system?

[disolitude]

richardhutnik said:

disolitude said:

richardhutnik said:

So, can anyone here argue that a nation using government run welfare to handle the poor and needy is a compassinate nation?  I am curious to see if anyone can argue this.

I don't think it has anything to do with compasion. Its like Squil said, investment in your people.

Its a level of Socialism...hence why a lot of American's are posting here with extremist right wing opinions. They don't like Socialism.

Investment?  So is that why social services feels like a bank with poor customer service?

Cause people who are running it or calling the shots are incompetent or have other agendas for keeping the welfare service the way it is...

Trust me, no one would want to be on welfare if they had to do weekly reports and checks as to what work they were looking for, what job training classes they attended, what they are doing to improve their situation...