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Health – iz kumpt zei is accurate. That’s why its called entitlements. Now its not to say that people can’t get upset at those who milk the system and exploit loopholes in order to live a middle class lifestyle off of money perceived as intended for the poorest of society. That is your right. I personally agree with that way of thinking – before unzerer figured this all out braodscale, it was in vogue to bemoan welfare queens.
There’s a world of difference between taking HUD and EBT vs. child tax credits. The former are welfare programs, while the latter is part of a progressive tax system and/or social engineering incentives. Joseph’s examples are social engineering incentives too, no comparison to welfare.