I’m not talking about lifetime kollel, which I am against, as per my rabbeim. I’m talking about someone who sits in kollel for a few years and then gives back to the community by being involved in klei kodesh and tzorchei tzibbur. It’s an investment in a productive citizen who helps out America.
I’m also not talking about people who lie and cheat to get government money. Gezel akum is assur, and it causes a tremendous Chillul Hashem.
Even people who take money (legally ) from the government are struggling. Work out the math. To be eligible for any of these programs, you aren’t exactly living la vida loca.