Met a kid who was from a Midwestern dump of a city. I have a soft spot for such people, having come from the area. He wanted to know where he could sign up for free house, free medical, free transportation, free clothing, free internet, free... I can't remember all the free stuff he was used to.
I told him "You just as well be in a whole different country, because we don't give healthy people all that free shit. It's bad for them. Only free thing I'll give ya is a ride to the library so you can apply for your own job."
Well he didn't listen or didn't believe me. The cops jumped out of the bushes and nabbed him a couple times so I guess he got the bare minimum of free stuff (they don't even give you toothpaste in our jails).
He finally used the free internet and the free job service and got a job. And after a few bumps in his road to learning about showing up to work when scheduled, he's keeping it. Better that than a free ticket to an early meeting with his Maker!