[lapnitnelav]

Times change, what was the norm a few generations ago is gone, whether it's getting in as a low paid minion and move up the ladder or being able to afford a house at age 25 on a single income.

There are plenty of cases where if you factor in your expenses to go to a job, you actually get less on your bank account than getting your welfare.

If your business can't offer a salary that compete with a fairly low standard of living such as relying on "handouts" as you put it, then there's something wrong and yes it should be really hard for you to hire anyone. Yes there are some industries which are notable for being prone to that and that's usually why they also receive their own kind of handouts too.

This law sort of enforce it in a way (and beyond obviously).

I'm not US citizen nor a resident there so I have no horse in this race. But I do believe it's mostly a good thing