gavra: agreed. A talmid chacham(and I use the term loosely) should certainly not live a fancy lifestyle whether or not he is taking government programs. It is simply not befitting for a talmid chacham to be involved with pleasures of this world. I heard that Rav Aharon Kotler was opposed to yeshiva people having cars. I don’t know if he would say the same nowadays, but the point is clear.
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