Hi Vic and Everyone,
My thoughts on this are the same as my thoughts on financial aid for college, subsidized veterinary care and any type of program that is set up to help those in need. I have been bashed on the topic of financial aid with regard to people that quit working while in college because their income was too high to get aid. Perhaps my favorite is the couple of single mothers that didn't marry their live-ins until after we graduated because it would cut off their financial aid. I'm sorry but no argument in favor of that sounds fair or honest to me.


As long as I can pay for myself I will. The no brainer reason for me is that I would feel horrible getting assistance when someone truly in need, living off only disability etc. would not get all they could to help them. What I keep coming back to is that these funds are finite. No matter how you look at it, how much I may have paid into these funds etc. there are X amount of dollars to help X number of people.

I am not suggesting that anyone who has no other choice be too proud or feel guilty for accepting public assistance, just that if you can care for yourself please consider doing it.