Try to picture this description of a political cartoon, in two frames:

A small hand reaches through a hole in the wall, offering a piece of cheese to a large mouse on the other side.

In small letters the hand is labeled  “gov’t.”

In large letters the mouse is labeled  “AMERICAN.”

The second frame shows the mouse (now very small) and the cheese both in the closed fist of the hand (now very large).

Now in very large letters the hand is labeled  “GOVERNMENT.”

Now in very small letters the mouse is labeled   “amer. . . ” (not legible)

So much for “free” government handouts.