Great Movie... here I'll elaborate on your quote a bit.
Ma Joad: Rich fellas come up an' they die, an' their kids ain't no good an' they die out. But we keep a'comin'. We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out; they can't lick us. We'll go on forever, Pa, 'cause we're the people.
Tom Joad: Seems like the government's got more interest in a dead man than a live one.
The truth is that Mr V has some sort of misguided hatred against the panhandler or hustler panhandling in our society. If he is upset about his tax dollars, he shouldn't be upset at the homeless or criminals. If you really look into it you will find that a very tiny percentage of tax dollars really go to the poor. Has Mr V ever stood in a soup line? I have. The food in most of them are usually the bottom of the barrel. This is one reason when I give to the homeless I do it hand to hand giving them higher quality food directly. I used to take it to the missions but I found out that they gave all the good food to the managers or people in the programs. The street people never seen it. The same goes for our government. You can trust by the time the funds get to the missions that the money goes to paying the electric bills and salaries. This is after the politicians stole the lions share. Try not to be mad at your fellow man in the trenches with you because you should be mad at the government and charities for misappropriating the funds that you pay your tax dollars into. If you know anything about taxes you will know that even someone like me doesn't get away with anything just because I refuse to pay this or pay that. We have over 300 taxes that we pay that we do not even realize we are paying. Hidden fees and taxes. It is an interesting weaved up system by far. So don't get too mad at the guy asking for some change after buying your next Rolex or whatever else your splurging on. You can either just say no and keep on walking or don't say anything but don't try to tell me that your mad at them because your paying taxes directly to them. That isn't so cut and dry.