Once someone receives some commodity for “free,” it sets an unwritten precedent, at least in attitude, that there is an “entitlement” going forward. It pushes that mindset, no matter how small incrementally, that if what is receive “free” was indeed free, why can’t it be received “free” in all cases?
This why FDR welfare is so pernicious. Now, it is seen as a constitutional “right.”
FDR welfare was not a charity project.