It is still socialism... If you deny it, you are kidding yourself.

I am sure most people don't want to be on it... but they are still often on it due to poor decisions on their part.

OK, let's allow the government to steal material objects from us all they want... after all, we are only protecting "rights". Whatever that means.
Or, it doesn't matter if they steal as long as it is only a little bit.

Let's look at this guy's situation.... he is 50, yet where is the retirement fund? Where is the "rainy day" fund? Why does he have 5 animals to feed, when he cannot feed himself? Why is he deciding to have another child, when he cannot afford to feed the one he already has?
It isn't society's fault that he makes poor choices.
We all make mistakes... but that is a lot of mistakes... and big ones too.