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“It’s been three years, and my daughter still has all of those handouts, some on the fridge, some in her bedroom.”

Many are out of work, dependent on modest handouts from the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority and various NGOs.

Over the years, handouts have taken different forms in the hotly contested political landscape of the world's largest democracy.

Scenes of federal employees waiting for food handouts in the Washington suburbs showcased the hardships some faced while on furlough, their incomes slashed to zero.

There are better ways than government handouts for politicians to put more money back into people’s wallets.