The Forgotten Man is all for safety nets for those who are down on their luck and unable to fend for themselves, but how many safety nets do we need?  As I wrote here, the Governor of Minnesota has designated General Assistance Medical Care (GMAC) for elimination as part of balancing the state's budget.  Sounds like a mean thing to do to the poor, except that Minnesota Care provides nearly the same benefits.  Now the democrat controlled legislature in Minnesota is trying to save GMAC as Warren Wolfe writes
here in the StarTribune.  It would seem that eliminating a state funded (ie, our taxes) program that is basically redundant to save money makes a lot of sense.