In a perfect world, perhaps. But the term Liberal has become synonomous with "bleeding heart". A person who knows what is best for EVERYONE. One who "thinks" not with his/her brain, but with their heart despite the consequences. It "feels good" to provide meals for the poor. But at what cost? Cripes, how old is that Chinese fishing proverb? It seems appropriate to increase funding on social programs. So what if said programs are doomed to fail and actually perform worse with the added funding and burocracy?. With no means to measure effectivness without "offending" any of the would be recipients, the programs wallo in futility. Did I spell wallo right? Waulo? Whatever. The Robin Hood mentality simply DOES NOT WORK, despite it's appeal when speaking to voters. The way to raise the meek is not by continually knocking down the strong. Rather, that is Socialism, and me no like.