WELFARE - A Social Disaster? - Ronald A Kelly & Gary L Alexander - January 1971

Ronald A Kelly & Gary L Alexander

Plans are now being considered which may make the United States the world's foremost welfare state. Yet, the welfare problem won't be solved. Just what is the best way to help the poor? Nations have always had their poor - the elderly, the sick, the unemployed, the incapacitated, the uneducated, the indo lent. Government leaders, economists, social scientists today are faced with the same problem: "How can we PROVIDE for the poor?" "How can we be sure everyone will fare well in our land?" Some nations have disregarded their poor. In others, only the fit survived. One ancient nation had a special system - long since neglected – which provided for those who were in real need. Widows, orphans, crippled and poor were cared for in a unique manner that did not encourage indolence. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library