Correctness. more broadly gingrich's answer is a classic sleight of hand blaming a solution for the underlying problem. when more people are unemployed or hungry, more food assistance is needed. just like when more floods strike, more housing assistance is needed. it's quite the political feat to blame the government providing those basic provisions for the underlying causes that made them a necessity. and that's just a point on policy. before you even get to the politics of using coded language and race to drum up images of a welfare queens or rampant food stamp fraud. now, if what is old is ...