We can never right the wrongs of the past.
There is a reason and not a reason for everything.
It's a vain hope to believe that people will voluntarily turn their back on government subsidies.
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.
The government is worst which governs most.
A free ride is life's most difficult journey.