It's free, so give it to me!

Here is a truly depressing story over at the Weekly Standard about Americorps "volunteers" who get plenty of money from the government but also have their hands out for food stamps.

You are already paying a 24-year-old, able-bodied, college graduate a $2,500* monthly stipend to organize tenants as part of Americorps (a service that should be donor-supported, but Constitutional objections aside...). You are paying more than$5,000 toward his education, as a reward for his "volunteer" work with Americorps. You are subsidizing his student loan forgiveness, as a condition of his volunteer work in this government program. You are now  paying for his food, even though he himself thinks the money should probably go to those less fortunate than himself.