As for eliminating the welfare, correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that FIP is a federal program administered by the states.

Given the fight that is going on by progressives to impose the Obama tax hikes on January 1, I would rather take what steps we can right now to minimize the problem as much as possible.

The entitlement mentality that too many people have become accustomed in America, and especially in Detroit, was built up incrementally over past century.