I think that's how you spell it.
Anyway, they know how to work the system.
I think that's how you spell it.
Anyway, they know how to work the system.
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Originally Posted by Tacklebox
exactly. it's all aboot working the system!
What is wrong with working the system?
It ain't like the top execs and CEO's aren't doing it from the other end everyday, screwing us more then the welfare folks.
nothing at all is wrong with working th esystem. that;s what it's thereere for. it's waht america is all about. work the sytem yo. hack teh planet!
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Originally Posted by Cleetus
Not unless you invested in the company or work there. Sure tax dollars might be spent on the trial if they get caught, but that is not quite as direct as scamming the welfare and SSI systems.
Perhaps a separate poll needs to be made, in which we ask what percentage of people on benefits are legit and what percentage are scammers in everybody's best guess/opinion?
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Originally Posted by Wayward Clam
Yes, that would be fun too :D
I voted for case one to be taken off...but only because of the age of her children. They are all school age and the 12 year ols is legally old enough to watch the other two kids 9 and 6 after school untill mom gets off work. I am sure something could be worked out if she tried.
If her kids were younger then I would say she should be able to get daycare assistance. But I know from watching what my sister went though that daycare assistance is not easy to get if you already working.
I was iffy about case two. He could probably find work if he really wanted too. 52 isn't that old anymore.
Case three is the exact reason we have welfare. She has not made the best choices in life but she is trying. For thoughs of you that said she should not receive welfare, how many of you are Pro-life? Because if you are and you think she shouldn't get welfare then you are one huge contradiction.
Case 4 should receive SSI.
#3 Royally f***ed up her life. I mean seriously seems to have made just about every stupid decision she could have made. But I didn't vote to take her off because she is an EX-drug addict who is at least making what appears to be a real effort to find work. She seems to realize that she's f***ed up and is making a serious effort to turn her life in the right direction and be a positive member of society. When she does find work, her taxes will help to payback what she had to take. :thumbs:
I bet those preying on the system is rather low compared to those who need it. My present GF had a deadbeat drunk for the father of her child and she found a job that paid just enough for them to get by with help from others (friends and family). But, the child lacked insurance and they lived next to the crackhead hooker, etc. She knows all too well that if you make a modicum of effort that the government abandons you. This is the major flaw with our welfare system in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayward Clam
Those who are trying have a difficult time at best and barely making it find themselves not qualifying for most of the benefits that others might get for doing nothing. I just have a major problem with that. I do understand that there will always be people that need to be taken care of and that we do need a safety net. I just think that it should be designed to give only truly needy people a major leg up in life and not be meant to live off of (unless mentally deficient or injured and not able to work at all).
I think that our heart stings get pulled by adversity and we don't see that in all of history that people ever had a way out. Things have sadly never been better for the poor which isn't saying much at all. To be honest, this is one of the topics I gladly ignore because it depresses me so much.