The government cannot force family, friends, the church or charities to help and should not try to force them.  An essential function of helping is the ability to say ‘NO’ to someone.  The ability to demand help if someone meets certain conditions is one of the significant harms inherent in government welfare programs.  Too often that demand does harm.
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​​The Largest Benefit in Charity is the Ability to say No, I will Not Help
Government Enabling Destructive Lifestyles
Enabling Destructive Dependency

Family, friends, the church, and charities need their ‘NO’ to mean ‘NO.’  Often, those requesting help made bad life choices.  The ‘NO” almost always comes with ‘because you will not make better life choices.’  A typical human desire is to control others, and people should try to avoid that desire on the most part, however, when someone is asking for help, it is wise to examine why they are in that situation.  ​
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The 'NO' will often change to a ‘YES’ if they study versus play video games; if they stop drugs and become responsible; if they are seeking employment versus hanging out; if they volunteer versus being lazy; if they turn away from sin and seek God; if they are kind and not cruel; if they spend wisely versus being wasteful; if they are helpful and not a burden.  Most people do not say no because they are selfish or greedy.  They know actions and attitudes that lead to bad results and believe subsidizing it will do harm.

​The sense of entitlement began to take over in the recipients of welfare.  The feeling that they were owed became too common.  People also became aware of what they needed to do to receive the help.  Single parenthood homes rose sharply as a result of wage-earning fathers causing ineligibility of welfare benefits.  A father out of the home is the most significant cause of adverse social effects.​

Under the Haley2024’s Welfare to Charity reform, Assessor Organizations will play this role.  They will look into a person’s life to determine the right path and changes if necessary.  The biggest asset an Assessor will have is the ability to require work and education from those seeking help.  The structure of Competitive Ratings Agencies and choices of everyone will safeguard against abuses within the Charity System.​

Many people are rightfully aggravated by people with food stamps or the EBT card buying the food they should not be buying.  These mostly fall into two categories, junk food, and rich food.  Chips, cookies, sodas, and other foods that have high sugar and low nutrient content are often bought with taxpayer money, and taxpayers get frustrated that people on food stamps are not using taxpayer money wiser.

​​Another major infuriating purchase is lobster, steaks, and other high-priced foods.  Many lower middle-class taxpayers without the EBT card sees items bought with the EBT that they cannot afford and are righteously angered.  The government implemented choice in food aid, which has many benefits. However, it has a downside. 

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​​Government excludes (mostly) beer, cigarettes, lottery, and other ‘sin’ items.  Too many people find a way around that by selling food stamps to buy the ‘sin’ items or use the EBT for the food and use their own money for the wine.  Many taxpayers get upset that people use their tax dollars on food when they still have money for ‘mega-millions.’  It shows a great lack of appreciation and taking government help for granted.
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​​All food products have a list of nutritional facts listed on the label.    Every food manufacturer that wants an item considered for EBT, or the charity version of the EBT card, must submit the item and the facts.  All the nutritional facts are entered into a computer.  At the store level, the store uploads prices for those items.  There are plenty of daily dietary recommendations per proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and others.

​The computer analyses the best price to achieve the nutrition needed.   The computer gives options within 10% of the best, and the welfare recipient picks the items within that range.  The printer at the store prints out coupons for those items and those items are purchased with those coupons.  This is the base of the plan, and the free market will make it more dynamic.  ​

​Manufacturers will be motivated to develop foods that make it to the top of this list.  The top two issues are price and nutrition.  Competition to develop highly nutritious food at low prices is beneficial.  It is likely that stores will dedicate a section of the store to these items.  The computer would also be able to examine other stores within a certain mileage when factoring in the best deals.    

​​At the store level, certain items often get close to code dates and the store will be able to lower the price to be within the 10% range.  Bread, produce and other perishables items are often price-reduced for quick sale before the code date, and this system will allow stores to move product and the food stamp holder to have additional options.   All the CDA's will set their guidelines, and the computer programmers will be able to work things out.