"I always thought about it like the more you make, the less you get from welfare," he says. "That person is now paying for their own welfare." A Puerto Rican American that's running for mayor in Fayetteville told him of a plan to cap how much people can receive and spend on social services. The idea would take some work because cost of living varies widely across the U.S., but could fix America's problem with poor Americans receiving too much government assistance.