Reply #4: i don't want a handout.

[mopinko]

i want to pay my share, hold my head up, and never have to go begging to congress. if you means test it, you change it.
i don't want to live in a welfare state, and neither do most of the people in this country. i have no problem helping those who cannot help themselves. i have a problem helping everyone, whether they can help themsleves or not. there are other programs, on a federal, state, and even local level to help those in need. not everything that he government does needs to be structured as a handout.
i'm not sure what your last sentence means. but i pay the landlord plenty, and most people over the cap already do as well.
i don't want a handout. but i think pooling money with my fellow taxpayers just in case is sensible and sound.