What DO we owe?

There is a huge underclass of poor, uneducated, unskilled and misdirected people in the USA.  Some have put this number at 66% of our population. That is a horror number. They are all races, all colors, all kinds of tribes, nations and description. They are the poor.  The poor that Jesus said we would always have.  He was right.  We do.

I hear it said that we don't owe them a living.  That they are lazy.  I don't agree.. but can they be even helped?

I have been thinking this over.  They are needy. They DO vote to supplement their need.  Poor Democrat is almost legendary. 

A few are able to rise above, out of their poverty.  As long as some well meaning person doesn't come and put their arm around them, connect them to every form of state and church subsidy and train them how to stay on the gravy train they may have a chance.

So what do we owe them?  Education, it's free (mostly) but really badly delivered.  Job training.. sure if they show up.  Showing up is the problem.  Vocational training?  Snap cards.  What do we owe them?

I am not being hard hearted, I'm asking an honest question that demands an answer.  How far, how high, how deep is the largess that the American Economy should invest in the permanent underclass without encouraging even more to enter therein?

We seem to have too many people pointing at others and saying THEY GET SOME.  We have too many people saying if we can put a man on the moon or spend money on wars we can do this.  OK. I'm in, how much, what, how far?  Not infinity.

What if there is no hope at all for these lost souls. I am including a large population of mentally ill and mentally deficient people.  What of them?

We are a civilized nation...  shouldn't we offer hope to those without and manage the expectations of the others?

Did JESUS feed all the hopeless and helpless when He walked the earth.  Did the Disciples recorded in the New Testament?

If you can answer this.. you would do the world a big favor.