Marsha are you stoned or just stupid? Your incredibly dumb comparison is like saying if you're against murder you hate minorities because more minorities are in prison for murder than white people.

In your example of the family on welfare, why is a man who can't afford to feed his family buying a fishing license and dope? He has money for a fishing license, gas to go fishing and drugs, but can't afford food??? WTF are you doing defending decision making that is that poor? Why should taxpayers subsidize stupid decision making when they don't have to? What are this mans children going through at school, being made fun of for being on welfare so dad has money to buy drugs? If pot is harmless and not addictive as many users say, why can't he stop as to not jeopardize his families stability? Why do so many of you liberals defend his selfishness? Even if his drug habit is only $50-100 a month, that could buy a lot of groceries, car insurance for a month, heating bill for a month, electric bill, new shoes or jackets for his children etc.

There have to be consequences for poor decision making. When your kid asks you to borrow some money for car insurance, but then blows it while bowling or partying with friends do you give them more money, or teach them a lesson by making them ride the bus until they earn enough money to pay the car insurance?

If your brother bought meth with his house payment money, then asks you to loan him money to make his house payment, is it wrong to put a condition on the loan of not buying drugs with it? Of course not. Nobody is proposing the end of the welfare programs as there are people who do truly need it, but it is not unfair to ask them to stay drug free. Food stamp programs won't let you spend the money on beer, McDonalds, cigarettes or energy drinks. It's the same line of thinking.