People who receive welfare consistently vote for politicians who favor welfare. Vote for the guy who keeps the money flowing your way. On the surface, it might seem that it is. And for some people who are truly unable to work, welfare is a necessity. We've all seen how children copy their parents.
Children of alcoholics are more likely to become alcoholics.
Children of professionals often follow in their parents' footsteps. Now sociologists are finally realizing that children who observe their parents living off the labor of others grow up thinking it is their right as well. It serves as an example of the stark differences between the two forms of government. In a Democracy welfare recipients would be able to vote directly on welfare programs, and most would vote for their continuous expansion. They would do so even though their interests would be better served by job training programs that would get them off of welfare.