Record number in government anti-poverty programs. Fewer people to support them.

In The Path to Tyranny, I wrote:

Why work if the government will provide free food, subsidized housing, free health care, and a welfare check?

It turns out that fewer people are working and more are relying on government assistance. The USA Today reports Record number in government anti-poverty programs. Here are some of the numbers:

"More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid.""The new health care law adds about 16 million people, beginning in 2014.""More than 40 million people get food...