[Sci-Fi]

First bold:
These are the kinds of folks that tend to get thrown away. The people who are in REAL need.

Second bold:
It isn't a small portion who is taking advantage. Last year Lexington, KY implemented a program that the police would intervene when they found someone begging for money. Not to arrest them, but to transport them to $8/hour jobs. You'd be amazed how many folks "in need" miraculously regained their ability to run once they were offered this option.

Third bold:
You can't seem to apply your theory "So what, a small portion of them are the type that take advantage" equally and without bias. Typical.

See, that's just it - you want to throw them into jobs but how do YOU know they're capable of working? What makes a police officer the person that determines that?

I was exaggerating when I talked about how small the portion was. But the portion that takes advantage of welfare is extremely small.