I guess if the price of freedom is to give blacks money for nothing then yes, price of freedom.
The people who receive welfare in this country are the very wealthy and the very poor. The middle class gets stuck with the bill for both.
The wealthy ensure welfare for themselves, because they can. They're rich, therefore they have the power.
The wealthy ensure welfare for the poor, because it helps the wealthy to maintain power over the poor.
The primary goal of those in power is to remain in power. By getting as many people as possible dependent on welfare, that helps to make those individuals less competitive in the marketplace. And less competition means that the wealthy and their descendants will have even more advantages with respect to holding onto their power.