A properly designed welfare system does not "fight the natural tendencies for mankind in order to succeed." If a welfare system provides guaranteed necessities, and only necessities, for all, then there will still be a strong motivation to gain luxuries. Our capitalist society has seen to it that very few are content on only what they need. Certainly an important part should be to ensure that everyone has some useful job skills, and encourage self-sufficiency, but in this recession and similar events, there still needs to be a net for those who simply can't find a job. There just aren't enough to go around.