I don't think anyone really wants to be unemployed and I doubt few will even show up to apply for the free fishing pass. It is more a public relations statement that they support veterans, the disabled, seniors and those who are unemployed.
I am a veteran, "service connected" disabled from Vietnam, a senior citizen and I have a free Aquarion Water Company permit which I appreciate.
But I also just wrote a check to the FEDs for an additional tax amount of over $9,000 bucks more and to the State for nearly $4,000 bucks more which is a reconciliation of my tax returns and is above the eight estimated tax returns I filed and all of the tax dollars taken out during the year by distributions from pensions and RMDs as directed by tax law. So it is not like we are shirking our tax responsibilities and living off of others.