So who is to blame.. the recipients or the gov't?
The gov't says, in escence, "don't get a minimum wage job cause we'll feed you, put you up in an apartment, and pay the utilities for ya.. and if ya jave more kids, we'll give you more bucks.. tax free!"
Now take a minimum wage worker with a kid or two and see how rough it is to raise them.. no matter why they now have the kids.. then if they do make a bit more money, the taxes kill them.
So ol' Uncle Sam is pretty much sending out invitations for free money..
Now if personal taxes have ya depressed.. Here is some interesting reading...
http://tbafoundation.com/