Welfare in America... ???

The high number of people who are unemployed and not looking for work is appalling, I think. We live in a country full of opportunities, but they are not always right under your nose-- you may have to put some effort into succeeding. This is one reason that America would not work as a socialist economy, such as those of our European counterparts. Here, people are motivated by working by things that they want, but if that main aspect is taken away due to lack of interest, people have nothing to work towards. While it may be viewed by society that work is to make money, I believe that work should also be enjoyed, and that should be what motivates people the most. A very large public welfare system would not be able to be properly administered in America due to the way people view work and respond to motivation. This statement is not aided by the fact that the unemployment rate is up to 9.8% now, which is a huge chunk of our population.