<p>Jman:</p>
<p>TANF - <em>Temporary</em> Asistance for Needy Families</p>
<p>Anyway, I am very skeptical that the "American Dream" you cite is at all realistic. Even in America, life is not fair. A person who starts poor and becomes rich did not necessarily reach wealth solely through his or her own hard work. Random acquaintances made through the course of life can make a big difference. The United States provides the framework within which a poor person <em>could</em> become rich, through the random convergence of a thousand independent factors, one of which is hard work/diligence.</p>