“My question exactly: Why should I pay for someone else’s health care? Should I also pay for a flat screen TV for them? How about a nicer car? Maybe I should pay for their beer, cigarettes, pot, scratch off lotto tickets and food as well.”
You already do. But as a taxpayer I expect those that take our money and redistribute it have oversight and punish those that abuse it.
I know. The question was rhetorical. My wife used to work in a skool. She saw the parent of the chillins who applied for (and received) "free" lunches. Elaborate "dos" nail art, expensive tats, really nice clothes, etx.