FREELOADERS: A John Stossel Fox News Special (10PM ET Tonight)

(By John Stossel, Fox Business) - Some Americans actually make a living … begging for money. Professional panhandlers, they’re called, sometimes making more than $100 in a day. John Stossel tried it in Manhattan, and made over $11 in one hour—that would be $23,000 a year—tax free!

It’s a small example of why some said that the USA is turning into a nation of freeloaders. The Manhattan Institute’s Heather MacDonald says that beggars she’s encountered “have the most deep-seated sense of entitlement that I’ve ever come across.”

From those defaulting on their home mortgages, to those who see lawsuits as a lottery ticket, many Americans live off the hard work of others.