The Disaster without End (NYT)

giveaways create wastrels and thieves

something the NYT doesn't consider in any government program

you avoid wastrels and thieves by avoiding giveaway programs and moving charity back to individuals, who have an incentive to want to actually help and watch where they put their resources

It turns out that thieves and wastrels feasting in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have been doing a heck of a job too - pushing the tote in government loot toward $2 billion and counting.