Original Chinese Proverb:
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
2012 White House Revision:
Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone with unlimited free minutes, cash for his clunker, food stamps, section 8 housing, free contraceptives, Medicaid, ninety-nine weeks of unemployment, free meds, and he will vote Democratic the rest of his life; even after he's dead.
The National Park Service tells us not to feed wild animals because they will become dependent upon humans for their food. Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture admitted that it is proud to be distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps to 46 million citizens. This is the most that has ever been distributed in their history. Talk about a lesson in irony!