[VRW Conspirator]

<>They knew EXACTLY what the results would be: More beholdin’ to Mother Government and more VOTES.

Yes, by design. I think that there may have been some do-gooders at the beginning who just wanted to "help the poor". But somewhere along the way, the opportunists saw that the political advantage of a permanent underclass.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

As a member of that class - I ain’t buyin’ it! :)