Chapter 10

I really liked the SOME organization, and the whole "welfare to work" movement.  I had never heard of an organization that could evolve with the social problems, as opposed to the single-problem initiatives that I've heard of before.  It's not hard to understand how difficult it must be to replace an entire social institution such as the family with a government association, yet it is comforting to see that change is happening.  Leary's story was really sad.  Just when you think the depressing stuff's over, it happens again.  And yet, it ended well.  I think all those Republican senators that are pushing for spending cuts should read this book and see what that spending is really doing, and how many people it is helping.