They’re in real trouble. They have been conditioned to stand around with their hand out ... AS IF that’s going to solve their problems.
You get on your feet by getting off your A^%!
My Daddy (a product of both the Great Depression and World War II, where he served honorably in the Pacific) used to tell me that God gave you two hands, two feet and one ass, you were supposed to spend at least twice the time working as you did sitting.