Today, more Americans than ever receive some sort of government assistance, much of which can genuinely be described as “handouts.” Welfare-to-work standards, a bipartisan gem from the Clinton Era, have been relaxed. Ostensibly unemployed individuals now receive benefits for years on end.Quite often, they make more on the dole than they would at an available job.None of this even touches on various state and local programs which serve as disincentives for innovation.