I've been thinking about government assistance, and on one hand, I dont want to let people die, but on the other hand, I dont want to let them live by taking advantage of my generosity.
For example, if a capable person refuses to work, what would logic in favor of both humanitarianism and earning one's own food and shelter suggest that we do? Let them starve? Feed them anyway? Both choices seem to lead to frowned upon results. If too many people take advantage of a system in which all people will be fed regardless, it seems that the society may weaken or collapse. And then there's a matter of fairness, in regards to the people who work, and have their earnings taxed to feed those who wont work.
Is there any philosophy which addresses this problem?
I'm looking for a citation of any philosophy on the subject which wouldn't be considered highly"highly" controversial. I'd narrow my question to a single philosophy, but I haven't heard of one which covers this problem.