The people living in the tenements were described as being quick to share and give to each other. As with the Rogarshevsky’s and the Baldizzi’s, this sharing could cross ethnic boundaries. The immigrants though, were very wary of government aid. What cultural factors created the anti-government mindset these had immigrants that forced them to seek neighborly aid rather than governmental aid? Why was there such a taboo on government aid, and why did people only utilize it as an almost “last resort?”