Welfare State

2 Thessalonians 3:10 says, "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
 
America has created a self-perpetuating welfare state by permitting those who receive the benefits from said state to vote. That is exactly why most of our founding fathers felt that only those with "real property or sufficient wealth for taxation" should be allowed to vote.