Political activist says “government handouts” a sign of government’s weakness

Political activist, Athie Martin, is of the view that “government handouts” are a sign of the government’s weakness.
He states that the government has run out of options and has attempted to fool the public into believing that their back is against the wall. Therefore he says by giving handouts and deepening the level of dependency on the government signals the weakness of the Dominican Government.
Martin says this is not the collapse of the society but a sign of governmental collapse.