Winning

Never mind what that possibly (probably?) disturbed television star may say, "winning" is not worthwhile. Regardless of what he may mean by that, which seems to have something to do with unrestrained self-gratification and attention, we have fallen into a mistaken notion that, as the sports media would tell us, winning isn't everything- it's the only thing!
We have confused capitalism with competition, and assumed that material accumulation equals self- worth. One misguided state representative in my ancestral state even went so far as to advocate that the weak, the physically or mentally disabled, the less-than-perfect, should be shoved off to our very own gulag. Regardless of how we heed our faith's dictums on caring for those in need, the urge of our society to turn our backs on those who do not have it as good as some is greater than ever before in the wake of an economy that has left more and more in need and  fewer and fewer with the willingness to help.
So what do I say to the low-income client in my office who is in anguish over the possibility (probability?) that her state aid might be cut, leaving her without a place to live? Or to the client who can only get the mental/physical help necessary through Medicaid or Medicare? Especially when others seem all too ready to shrug their shoulders and walk away, consoled with the rationale that government has saved a few dollars to spend on its most recent war?