America's welfare system

Although the history of America's welfare system can be traced back to the 19th century, it really caught on in the 1930's during the great depression. America's welfare system at its roots, is a temporary means for people to get back on their feet which is perfectly fine. The problem arises when people begin to realize that they don't need to work to get food anymore. My family owns a farm in Northern California with a handful of hard working employees, I was listening to one of them tell a story about their experience with welfare. He said that he was in the store one time trying to buy normal everyday food like eggs and milk etc. when he went to check out the person in front of him had his cart filled with cakes and soda and all kinds of other junk, the man flashed his food stamps and walked out of the store without paying a dime. But the thing is, that the people on food stamps or means-tested welfare aren't the problem, the problem is the politicians that endorse the Welfare system. Nancy Pelosi has claimed that " welfare benefits are a stimulus to the economy" (Investors.com). As we stand the U.S. is about 17 trillion dollars in debt, what would happen to that number if everyone stopped working and then lived off of some sort of Government, means tested welfare? The Democrats believe that "if every family were on food stamps, the economy would return to its glory days." (Investor.com) But where is the American dream? Before America was a nation, when we called great Britain home there was no chance of you changing your future. If you were born in a lower class family, you were lower class the rest of your life no questions asked, there was nothing you could do to change your future, the same went for the middle and upper classes. But when America was founded, that was shattered, now the poor could rise up and be the richest people in the world. However, this principle that America was founded upon is slowly going away, now the solution for those who don't want to work is welfare. The Bible even talks about those that don't work, in 2 Thessalonians 3:10 it says: "For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat". As it stands about 35% of Americans are on some sort of means-tested welfare and that number keeps on climbing every day. If this trend continues what can we expect to see? Do i dare say communism?