Half of Government Aid Recipients Say They’ve Never Received Government Aid

‘Maybe you remember back in 2009, when actor Craig T. Nelson went on Glenn Beck’s Fox show to complain about entitlement programs and government handouts.
“We are a capitalistic society,” Nelson said, winding up for the pitch. “I’ve been on food stamps and welfare. Anybody help me out? No.”
The moment might’ve been hilarious if it hadn’t been such a sad indicator of the thinking that pervades so much of this country. Nelson seemed genuinely oblivious to the fact that he had been helped out—and by the big, bad government, no less. Where did he think those food stamps and welfare dollars came from? It boggles the mind.’
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