I don't know. It's hard to say what would be the best option, since I am neither the recipient of charity nor welfare. Although, the people I know that receive welfare haven't moved up economically, but those who don't have. It's easy to get mad at the welfare recipients you see on television in line to get their free phones, but those represent a very small percentage of those on welfare. I believe that charity could take welfare's place if people donated to charities what they wouldn't be paying to the welfare system via taxes. But that's wishful thinking.