I do not believe that I said anything in this thread in opposition to your points above.

As you have said, I would be in support of any policy that enables people to be less dependent on the state.

I guess the only place where we may disagree is that I believe that there will always be a group of people who do not have support, who can’t provide for themselves, and the generosity of other people would not suffice.

I believe in supporting these people, and believe our institutions and government still has a role to play in this. I agree with the sentiment that it should be as small as possible.