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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
I think there is a lot of politics driven mythology going on with this as well. I work with a lot of single mothers who at some point drew food stamps and/or welfare, usually when their kids were very young. It's not a permanent condition in every case and I'd bet there are fewer lifetime cases than the propaganda machine would have us believe. Those that exist probably do so in impoverished areas where there is little or no work or there is some other reason, physical/mental disability, drug addiction, etc..... However, people do leave the system as situations in their lives change. I saw a few examples of this when I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity.
Dave
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Dave, it's been a few years since I've done the research, but, at any given time there are 10% to 14% of scammers in the welfare system depending on what state you are looking at. This percentage is a drastic reduction from prior to the welfare reform in 96/97. Also, welfare reform put a cap on benefits.