Quick welfare link

I've touched on the topic of welfare, both on the national and Church level, before and feel a larger essay coming on the subject.

While those thoughts are percolating in the (dark and mysterious) recesses of my mind, I'll link to this post first, courtesy of Jane Galt at Asymmetrical Information, which contains a good analysis of the problems involved, and will serve as an introduction point to the (eventual) larger discussion here.   (The book she discusses sounds interesting, too...)