This reminds me of a story back in the 80’s. A woman approached then mayor of DC Marion Barry, demanded adequate housing for her and her 14 children. In a rare moment of lucidity, (and sobriety?) he remarked, “When are you going to stop having children?
One morning, a couple of days after I read about this, I was working in my office, and my mother called me and she was pissed. “Turn on Dohanue. There’s a welfare mother on with 14 kids.”
So, I turned it on, and there was this mother, her 14 kids ranging in age from toddler to 18, hizzoner the mayor, and a social service community organizer. She was demanding an apology and housing. She got a seven room house at taxpayer expense, but no apology. I almost liked Barry for not apologizing for saying what I would have been thinking.
Someone asked her how this all came about. She replied “I had my fun.” An audience member said that he can barely afford to support his three kids, and he works for a living and has to support this woman and her 14 kids. She replied “You’re not supporting me.”
I might have made some remark about having to support her fun.
Someone in ther audience had the temerity to notice that the woman and her older kids looked healthy and able-bodied and capable of working, but weren’t employed.
I saw that program, too. I’m sure it’s one of the things that was instrumental in my becoming a conservative.