on someone else or an entity for it's needs. Does it also apply to big business who get government subsidies year after year. Of course often they can be good for the citizenry overall, but the companies still become dependent on them and benefit from them. Your argument is typically targeted to those programs helping the poor and disabled, but seldom cooperate and defense industry welfare.

One should always remember two truths: There is no such thing as a free
lunch, and you can never hire someone to provide a service for you
cheaper than you can do it yourself.

Of course there are free lunches. I get taken out to lunch all the time. Of course the person wants something from me, but I'm under no obligation to give it to him or her.

I make $$$ per hour. The person who does my laundry make and charges me closer to $. So, if I do my own shirts, am I saving money, losing money or breaking even. I think you know the answer!  

and I think I will go ahead and have my yard man come over and get the leaves up so I can make $$$ doing what I enjoy!  Merry Christmas Matt!

Merry Christmas to you also, and a Happy New Year!  

saw that on a sign in a football field house, public school.

This is what I heard, from my relative that wasn't taught to take help, that it's  there for the needy.  He tells me, they cut my hours where I spend most my money on gas, it is cheaper for me to stay home.  I did also witness him called, DFACS to find out why his EBT card hasn't arrived yet.  Yeah, I am a little pissed that he used my address, and claimed himself homeless.  I certaintly don't want the government to have my address or any red flags on me!  But this is what he said to the DFACS person "what do you mean my card won't  be here until next week, I'm hungry.  I wanted to buy a Turkey for Thanksgiving"  now he was using an accent, hustling our government, and is by no means "needy" and taken very well care of by his family.  Now just how am I supposed to feel about this relative?  I love him, but he has joined the rest of "gimmee's" and mediocrity.

Would you call refugee pigs stranded on an island, and isolated from the outside world free?

One more question, could a line in the sand have the same effect as a body of water?

I found this great article, I hope you find helpful.  I want to be remembered as one of those greats, to have worked for.  I accept the challenge to help this next generation have work ethics, morals, humanity, excellence.  I feel an intervention coming to my relative soon, and hope to achieve this kind loyalty in my business endevours.