You're pretty sensible Chatlab, with the exception of the first question. If our society were to allow abandoned children to die of curable medical conditions we would not be fit to call ourselves civilized. That's why such a question separates sensible people from folks who rely to heavily on political ideals. The political ideal of self reliance is important, but not enough to let some five year old die of Leukemia. In this case, anyone but a fool can see that such a child's life is more important than taking a conservative ideal to the ultimate extreme.