I think this is probably fine advice. People often underestimate the difficulty others face in making changes that they themselves find easy. Some seem to want

I think this is probably fine advice. People often underestimate the difficulty others face in making changes that they themselves find easy. Some seem to want to believe that those that stumble in life do so due to a failure of morals or effort. This seems like a horrifically Darwinian perspective to me. I think we easily have the capability of providing the basics of life for all at minimal cost. Why not save ourselves the cost of administering welfare and policing the crime that goes along with poverty? I would even advocate providing a free daily alcohol/narcotics ration to those that want it (along with encouraging better choices). I was talking with some guys when I worked in the Netherlands about a rash of burglaries that was being attributed to Bulgarian gangs. I remarked that it would probably be easier all round for the Dutch to build a massive warehouse on the border, fill it full of flat screen TVs, and let the burglars come and get what they wanted at their leisure!