I think most of the reason tax payers complain about welfare recipients wasting their money on drugs and alcohol is because it is the tax payers' money that supports welfare. Most people don't really care how others live but they do care how their tax money is spent.
The truth is, any time a person or group accepts government money, there are strings attached. If a person or group doesn't want to be "controlled" by government they have to turn down that money. It might be a hard choice but that's it.
