'social safety net'....

The trouble with a net is, it's just a series of holes tied together. It's fine if your wallet is big enough to not fit through the holes, but if it isn't... you're lost.

We in the UK may bitch about the NHS, there are tears in the net, they've got a bloody hard job to do with crappy resources that never seem to cover what is needed, but overall, they do a damn fine thing.

LTS