The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens.
Hiring quotas reduce efficiency.
Better to build orphanages than prisons.
Private charity can apply 'tough love' but government charity can't.
Government is full of people who think they know what's best for others and can rationalize compelling them to accept it.
Our contemporary brand of socialism has one fatal flaw. It's too expensive. When you try to shower benefits on so many recipients, you eventually must resort to subterfuge. Foremost among those tricks is money and credit expansion. Inevitably, you debase your currency.