[FITZ]

Also as the welfare (SSI,TANF,food stamp, Medicaid, WIC etc, etc, etc) class grows larger, they gain more power at election time --- the vote of someone who has never worked a day counts the same as yours or mine. They will elect politicians who get them more handouts.

[Ciexyz]

'They will elect politicians who will get them more handouts.'----
The welfare class provides a fair share of government, state, and county jobs. The more poor that people become, the more non-profits appear on the scene.