[aquila48]

“When you hand out money, Brian, people will take it. Try to wrap your vapid, news anchor pea brain around that concept.”

Exactly!

“They showed the number of Americans relying on food stamps has hit another all-time record.”

The reality is:

“They showed the number of Americans taking advantage of free handouts has hit another all-time record.”

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Before the common era of food stamps, the poor got commodity cheese from the government.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

True story: When I was in my early 20s (20 years ago), my brother had a friend in his early 20s who was a real bum — lazy, smoked pot all day, sponged off his parents for his rent, etc. He was healthy and nothing was wrong with him but he was lazy. He and my brother lived together.

One day I was at their apartment and he came in with a big smile on his face and some “great news.” “What happened?” my brother asked, “Did you find a job?” “No, man,” he replied, “I just found out I'm eligible for food stamps!”