Geez, Fishy.....you are fighting with yourself.
I don't overspend and am not in debt (well, not too terribly far, anyway). I don't have much of anything new, nor top quality. I try to live within my means. For that effort, the assistance goes to those who are broke through their own choices ........ not always, but certainly there is zero assistance for those who have fought to live within their means.

Corporate matters are another argument and I agree that there is no good reason for them to be making such huge profits in times of such difficulties for the average Joe. George Carlin pretty much nailed it on that video (don't remember where it was).