Minor nit: Welfare isn't an entitlement, it's a "benefit." Entitlements are programs paid for through taxes--like Social Security and Medicare--with the expect

Minor nit: Welfare isn't an entitlement, it's a "benefit." Entitlements are programs paid for through taxes--like Social Security and Medicare--with the expectation that they'll eventually be paid back to the taxpayer. That's why phrases like "entitlement reform" mean cuts or changes to Social Security and the old-age medical system.