| The history of social programs shows that | | | | simple majority of the population within the |
| government must not be the organization that | | | | targeted sector advancing out of the problem |
| solves social problems, at least not in the way it | | | | state to a more improved state. Any program |
| has been. Government must only facilitate the | | | | which meets this metric should be continued. Any |
| individual to solve their own problems. The more | | | | program which does not should be discontinued. |
| problems government "solves," the bigger | | | | It can be further seen that those individuals |
| government grows, because there is no end to | | | | climbing out of a problem state - by any means - |
| problems. The same is true for the individual. The | | | | are simply using those means to solve their own |
| more problems that person solves, the more that | | | | problems. Such individuals have accepted |
| person grows. This is a goal to which all people | | | | responsibility for their own circumstances and are |
| should aspire. In solving more and more problems, | | | | simply using the means available to advance |
| a person becomes healthier, wealthier, happier, | | | | toward a more advanced state. These people |
| more effective, more intelligent and more sane. | | | | understand that they are at cause for the |
| Government cannot solve the problems of | | | | circumstances and conditions of their life. |
| society because the problems of society do not | | | | A condition of entry into any program can then |
| reside in the government. A government that | | | | be based on either of two criteria. The first is |
| seeks to resolve any problem for any given | | | | that any individual accepted into the program |
| sector of society only perpetuates that problem | | | | must understand that they themselves are the |
| and makes that sector more dependent upon | | | | cause of their situation. The second is that any |
| government. In addition, a sector so effected, | | | | individual accepted into any program must |
| becomes less and less effective, not only to itself, | | | | immediately begin an educational series which |
| but to society as a whole. Each member of that | | | | educates the person into an understanding of their |
| sector participating in the government's program | | | | central role into the circumstances of their |
| for solving the problem of that sector becomes | | | | existence. A feature of each program must be a |
| more ineffective and more psychologically | | | | training course that instructs the individual how to |
| aberrated. This adds to the problem rather than | | | | resolve their own problems and advance into the |
| providing a systemic method for the individual to | | | | next level of improved living. |
| attain improvement. We see then that the | | | | Only with these conditions in place can any |
| traditional social or entitlement program is | | | | program actually be effective in any problems it |
| ineffective at the problems it seeks to solve, | | | | seeks to solve. Without these conditions, any |
| perpetuates that problem and causes those | | | | person advancing out of the problem state can |
| people within the targeted sector to devolve into | | | | be attributed to random chance or the ambition |
| dependency and moral decline. | | | | of the individual, not to any "inherent |
| Exceptions do exist. Whenever an individual uses | | | | effectiveness" of the program. Programs must |
| the program as a ladder to climb out of the | | | | only be enacted which have these conditions as |
| problem state to a higher level of effectiveness | | | | an integral part of the program. Only in this way |
| and problem solving, the intent of the program | | | | can the problems of society be solved, individuals |
| has succeeded. The efficacy of any program | | | | climb the ladder to their own success and society |
| must then be assessed by this metric. The | | | | as a whole be improved. |
| continuation of any program should be based on a | | | | |