They don’t care about the future. It’s too abstract for them. “Money in the hands now” is concrete and feels better.
The people are so dumbed down now that it may never be possible to vote out the leeches and parasites. They have no concept of personal freedom and liberty. They think the government can just print all the money it needs. They think that the purpose of government is to giveaway free stuff, not even considering that someone has to pay for that stuff.
This is all in Alinsky’s Rules for radicals................