Government isn’t feeding them. Taxpayers are feeding them. Many eat so much better than the taxpayers I know. It is not fair or just. You make it sound like there is not a job to be had in all of the USA.
Oh there are jobs to be had, and each one draws thousands of applicants.
Shadowstats.com shows unemployment at 23% and growing.
They aren't lazy. They just can't find a job. And you can't blame an engineer for trying to find a job in Engineering instead of shoving hamburgers at McDonalds.