Bad Quote by P. J. O'Rourke

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

— Ronald Reagan

It's a mistake to think that poor people get the benefit from the welfare system. It's a total fraud. Most welfare go to the…

— Ron Paul

It's a mistake to think that poor people get the benefit from the welfare system. It's a total fraud. Most welfare go to the…

— Ron Paul

The welfare state creates its own victim/client constituency. By making individuals free and independent, we reduce the need for 'charity' to those truly needy…

— Grover Norquist

I believe that investing in welfare is crucial - but I also believe that it only works if you're getting help to those who…

— Grant Shapps

Government welfare programs contribute to the disintegration of poor families. They make women and children dependent on government; dependent for food, for clothing, for…

— Hans F. Sennholz

The way the [welfare] programs are organized, poor people are only paid to do things that are counter-productive - such as breaking up their…

— Thomas Sowell

I disagree with those who say welfare is a waste of money. It's a good means to creating new jobs.

— Park Won-soon

Most poor people are not on welfare. . . I know they work. I'm a witness. They catch the early bus. They work every…

— Jesse Jackson

Welfare now erodes work and family and thus keeps poor people poor. Accompanying welfare is an ideology - sustaining a whole system of federal…

— George Gilder

The reason welfare is bad is not because it costs too much, nor because it "undermines the work ethic," but because it is intrinsically…

— Charles A. Murray

We must have a welfare system that we can afford, which will mean giving greater attention to directing the welfare program toward its primary…

— Michael Portillo