Welfare is an absolute gateway to the loss of individual freedom and the danger of long term dependency on the government. Although solutions exist for the elimination of an individuals' short term financial problems, many times these require an acknowledgement that the individual has made poor choices and needs to change their own behavior, and this is very difficult.
Warnings should not be limited to time of hand-out, but on going so as to reinforce this important message for the freedom of the individual. Warnings should be as graphic as possible so as to interrupt the bad decision making of the individual and affect a positive change back to a contributing citizen.