Is US being turned into a country of dependents?

It is more fun criticizing

Is President Obama converting USA into a socialist nightmare? Is he turning Americans into a nation of dependents?   Has this ruined America from a superpower into a country of wimps?

The Americans we know before were admireable:  they were gutsy, hard working, pioneering, and  resourceful.  They did not depend on alms and grants.  They helped countries who were struggling.
 They were unlike the 40 million or so Americans who depend on foodstamps, who would rather live off on alms rather than breaking their bones to work.  Why?

Because the leadership encourages them to be so!!

From Newsmax February 5 2014