Why would people want to get a job when the .gov will pay them to sit at home and do nothing? I am at the lower end of the middle class scale (single income family) and I do well enough to not have any real debt and still have a couple toys. But shit, some people living on welfare, food stamps, and section 8 have it better than most people on my side of that scale.
Also it really amazes me when I have a day off on a nice day (in the middle of the week) and go through Columbus, to see how many people out who are not at work. Also I find it amusing how all the local businesses (food places especially) are so busy at the beginning of the month, but dead at the end of the month.