If welfare gives people an opportunity to "lift themselves out of poverty," why are 6 times more people on welfare now than there were 80 years ago?

I don't know about you, but I'd call the government welfare system a TOTAL FAILURE. After 80 years we have the highest percentage of people on welfare EVER... ONE IN THREE PEOPLE. And YOU, the ones who are NOT collecting it are the ones paying for it. Isn't it time to kick this failed socialist debacle to the curb?

If welfare gives people an opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty, why are 6 times more people on welfare now than there were 80 years ago?
If welfare gives people an opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty, why are 6 times more people on welfare now than there were 80 years ago?
If welfare gives people an opportunity to "lift themselves out of poverty," why are 6 times more people on welfare now than there were 80 years ago?
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