“We need people to go to work,”

For once, I'm inclined to agree. While many people would be ashamed to take public assistance for very long, there are others for whom it is a way of life (and others who are simply committing fraud).

I also wonder how much of the budget for these programs is actually spent on the recipients and how much is overhead. If we give $100 to Medicaid, how much of it actually ends up being spent on a needy person?