ארץ אוכלת יושביה (שלח יג:לב)

A Yid came to the Chofetz Chaim zt’’l to discuss if he should move to America. He claimed that life in America was easier since the government helped its citizens.  The Chofetz Chaim replied that stuffed geese are grateful to their owners who stuff them with food, but they don’t realize that their owner’s goal is to feed them well, so they can later slaughter and eat them.  So too, one doesn’t know the price one pays for support from America. They don’t support for naught…