The Patriot Post® · 'We Don't Believe in Handouts'

Addressing fellow Democrats at a fundraiser Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama claimed: “We don’t believe in handouts. We don’t think anyone should get a free ride.” Obama followed up by explaining that unexpected tragedies and events “shouldn’t mean falling off a cliff. It shouldn’t mean having to go without food, or medicine, or a roof over our heads.” Anyone’s life can change in a split second, and there are undoubtedly millions of struggling individuals who desperately need assistance. But few presidents have done more to expand the welfare and entitlement states than Barack Obama. Liberals’ idea of assistance is government handouts for many who’d rather play victim than do their best to get back on their own feet. Finding that balance is not in the Left’s interest.