Nothing in life is free. Someone paid for it if you didn't.

I believe that to receive anything without any sacrifice, devalues the thing being received. There are plenty of "shovel ready" jobs according to the government and many jobs which could be performed in exchange for government assistance. Unless you are physically incapable of work (paralysis or severe mental illness) there is something that everyone can contribute. For those who feel as if they can do better in the private sector than they can in the work for assistance exchange, then by all means, get a job.

The best government is less government.