If the U. S. administrations would work as hard to get people work, as they do to give them perks, we wouldn’t need these programs.
Perks = dependencies on government, dangle the carrot and you can get votes come the Fall.
If you get them independent, who knows who they may vote for or if they’ll even vote at all.
Government is NOT your friend. It takes your stuff and sometimes gives it to other people after skimming some for operational expenses and well-connected lobbying interests.