Would this bother anyone else other than me?

Okay, I KNOW it is better to give than receive, and I absolutely do liove giving at the Christmas season and I am not even sure why this even irritates me so much......

So, my mother-in-law has 8 children with wives/husbands, families, etc.  So, every year for Christmas she would give a food gift card to each family and depending on how large the family is, it may or may not be enough for a full meal for all, but it was a great thought and very nice.  Well, beginning last year, my MIL stated that because the "economy was so bad" she would not be able to afford gift cards that year.  I'm not sure exactly how the economy affected her, as her house is paid for, her bills are paid for her by her live-in companion and she receives pension and retirement and such.  Anyway, even though she says the economy is so bad that she cannot buy gifts, she calls all of the family members to inform them of what SHE wants for Christmas and of course we all get it.  She did this again this year, called us and said she couldn't afford to buy gifts this year, but gave us a list of what she wanted.  The thing is, I would buy her something even if she said not to, BUT it just seems pretty rude to me that she would say that SHE cannot afford to buy gifts and all of her children have kids of their own to buy for and some are pretty large families, why does she still think everyone should HAVE to buy her something?  I mean, at least tell people not to worry about getting her something, not call with a list?  Am I being crazy?

It just set me off because her oldest son lives with her and he does not have a family.  He doesn't pay bills and he works a not so high-paying job, but again, no bills.  Well, my MIL had called us to tell us what this brother wanted for Christmas when she gave us her list and we bought him what he wanted.  Well he came over last night and was talking about something and HE said he couldn't afford to buy gifts this year as well!  It is HONESTLY not that I want a gift, I typically buy what I want/need myself, but why would you tell someone what to buy you and then tell them you can't afford gifts?  This is a single male, no kids, living off of mama and he is probably in the best position of anyone to buy gifts, considering he has no job.

Would this bother anyone else?