Do something useful. (FYI, someone paying you is a strong indicator of "usefulness".)
I'd rather my taxes went to someone trying to build a business than someone that "tries" to get a job only to get fired after a month every time.
As an American, I often fear that responsibility, self-reliance, and self-determinism aren't respected by my countrymen.
So I'm rather heartened to hear that.
and you feel that an employee better exemplifies these traits than an entrepreneur?
taxes isnt a living person, so it cannot demonstrate self-reliance/self-determinism.
this doesnt even make any sense
While you're right that the doll bludger should "just get a job", you thinking that isn't going to change the fact that they won't.
Such programs aren't VC funds, they are a way to get tiny companies off the ground and to legalize under-the-table gigs (which are worse for both worker and state in the long run).
What's the alternative, work at McDonalds and develop no useful skills in the meantime?
Additionally, _some_ of these companies will actually work out, so there's that bonus too!
Overall, it sounds like a pretty solid investment in the workforce to me. A lot better than paying people to sit home and "look for a job" in an area where jobs are hard to find, at any rate.