>I think the people who say that are the same ones who also believe that those receiving government aid in capitalist countries are lazy. Reality is that there are some people everywhere who aren't interested in working, but most people in most places want something meaningful and productive to do, and that most poor people work like hell to make it.

But somehow this gets translated into a moral obligation to subsidize those NOT interested in working as well - some would say the attitude of those unwilling to work is actively reinforced, thus growing the percentage. If I look at deficit size in most nations plus the part of the economy redistributed currently, that way cannot continue.