I think y'all's definition of royally abused, and what royally abused actually is, is fundamentally different. Lol.

The whole point of public assistance is to give people money who are financially disadvantaged. It's not to change people's discretionary spending habits. That's on the individual to change.

The system works, very well. No one will dispute that. You want to change people's spending habits, not the system. And that is a tough problem to legislate.