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Originally posted by Evans, Marv
Matt:
Your first reply was right on. I worked with the welfare population for about 7 years, and it made me mad and sick. Very seldom does it seem to help and most of the time it wastes our tax dollars & creates dependency.
I can give you an example I will always remember: A lady had 10 kids, from various fathers. Collected AFTC for the 10 kids $30K +/yr.), plus welfare for herself. Tax payers paid for medicare, subsidized rent, food stamps, etc. etc. As the kids turned 18, she lost the monthly income from them. When her last kid turned 18, she was in her 50's, had a 4th grade reading level, no job skills or training, never worked (no pay into S.S.) so no work experience, and was only going to get cash aid & benefits for herself. Later welfare reform limited benefits to a total of 5 years, so when she used that up, she would have nothing in her early 60's. Of course I'm sure one of her kids would take her in.
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Spot on!!
My sis-in-law had to go for temporary aid after a really messy divorce. She already worked one job in bookeeping at the local power plant and it payed decent but with 2 kids she felt she needed and was entitled to tap into the system for a short while as she got on her feet.
She was dicked aound so much trying to qualify for aid. She finally got it and then was discusted to see the people that "play the welfare game" when she would have to go into the office. They are driving new Mercedes Benzes, BMW's and Lexus (this was quite a while ago I am sure its Escalades with 24's now) they prance their little litter of kids into the office to get their money. She was off the aid in 6 months once she adjusted to being a single mom. Now a few years later is moving into a new home with her 2nd husband who is a great guy.
When we had our second child a 2 years ago I had to pay for it out of my pocket. 14K to have a kid. I could not / can not find health insurance to cover pregnancy. At the same time my receptionist got drunk at a kegger gave out blow jobs to who ever wanted them and got knocked up from some guy she didn't know. The state paid for her childbirth.
I suggested to my wife we divorce I make it appear I have moved out and we ge tthe state to pay for it. She wouldnt go for it.
I worked with a guy in West Palm Beach who had 5 kids with 5 women. The last one had an intestinal problem and was in and out of surgery for his first 5 months. All on the tax payers tab. He seemd to take pride and spreading his seman around town and having 5 boys. He was overhead saying he wanted 10 kids. Why the hell not he wasn't paying for them. He was a baby machine on the states dime.
Yup, rewarding the idiots is our specialty.