Why do people expect the government to provide for them, from health insurance, food stamps, housing to etc.?

Personally, I am sick of the government rewarding people's bad decisions and irresponsibilty with my hard-earned tax dollars. Welfare should be eliminated entirely, with the exception of veterans and people who are born with disabilities (Down's syndrome, etc) There are jobs all over the place. Pick-up any newspaper. There are pages and pages of them. And, you've got dopes like Arnold Schwarzenegger who want to give free health care to people who aren't even American citizens. We need to kick his socialist out of office ASAP. Also, FYI---the income tax rate for the average worker in Canda is about 55%. I'd rather decide how I spend my money than have the government decide for me.