Only if we let them. The beauty of free market is that we get to help people however we want. This is a common fallacy that people have a hard time with. "If we don't have a state, the poor will starve" Well that is a very bleak way of looking at humanity. Even with all the burdens that government has put on us I can confidently say that I have seen a lot more people being helped by other people/churches/charities than I have seen helped by the government and I would bet that you would say the same.