(Well, not really, but I appreciate Thune's attempt to frame this in a way the dumbasses out there could possibly comprehend. Instead, they'll watch their money handed out to deadbeats and sponges.
With all due respect, your first premise is mistaken. It has been a very long time since our government believed that you owned anything. They literally believe that it belongs to them and, moreover, that they are better qualified to spend it than you are.