I have no problem with men learning in Kollel, provided that their wife can fully support them. No person in Kollel should be on WIC, food stamps etc.
I personally think our welfare system should change to reduce the people who are not working rather than just handing out food and money. I think its tantamount to stealing from the rest of the population. I pay a boatload in taxes to people who are fully capable of going out and getting a job.
My husband would love to sit and learn, but it just isnt economically feasible if we dont want to go on government services. And we dont. I remind him that when he wakes up at 4 oclock in the morning to learn and go to minyan, he is working much harder for his schar than someone who is having someone else pay their way. Its easy to learn at 11 oclock in the morning. Its not so easy to learn when you have to get up at 4 am to do it.
I could go on and on…but I’ll stop here.