Cartoonist Michael Ramirez Lampoons the 21st-century Freeloader

Do you remember when government aid was about feeding hungry children and helping the poverty-stricken elderly? Government aid isn't just about helping the poor anymore. We failed to heed Ronald Reagan's warning of 'creeping socialism.' Our government has extended handouts to the middle-class. A family of four, making as much as $50 thousand a year, doesn't owe any Federal Income tax and you may be helping pay for their car, house, child care, education, job and ,soon, health care. Isn't socialism great?

Cartoonist Michael Ramirez Lampoons the 21st-century Freeloader (click image for larger view)