Lottery winner continues to collect food stamps...

[justplugit]

She is just the tip of the iceberg.
Watch Judge Judy for a week and you will see every conceivable way possibvle
of people ripping off the welfare system
Oh my back is a little stiff this morning, where do I sign up for disability?

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by justplugit

She is just the tip of the iceberg.
Watch Judge Judy for a week and you will see every conceivable way possibvle
of people ripping off the welfare system
Oh my back is a little stiff this morning, where do I sign up for disability?

Insurance companies are smart. They hire Private Investigators to knock people off for claiming disability insurance yet being perfectly fine. The government needs to get with the program.

My fiance is a PA and she sees people every week (maybe everyday for all I know) that are on Medicare due to a disability. Okay, crap happens and people get injured or something similar? No, things like being 28 years old and having "anxiety" are now acceptable ways to claim disability. ANXIETY.... Are you effing kidding me?!?

20-30 years ago if someone tried to claim "anxiety" as a disability, you know what society would tell them?? "Welcome to the real world. Suck it up and get a job!" But now in the kooshy world where everything must be rainbows and butterflies, we coddle these wastes of space and society tells them "don't worry. It's not your fault."

[mosholu]

Back to the article maybe I read it wrong but how do you qualify for welfare if you own two houses. I would thing as a precondition for getting welfare one of those houses should have been sold or rented.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by mosholu

Back to the article maybe I read it wrong but how do you qualify for welfare if you own two houses. I would thing as a precondition for getting welfare one of those houses should have been sold or rented.

She used her winning to buy a second house... and a new car. But you know, she has bills to pay so the government shouldn't stop giving her food stamps.

Orrrr..... instead of taking the lump sum, she could have taken the yearly payout. Then, since she'd have income equivalent to a healthy yearly salary without actually having to work, she could go to school and get an education. That way, when the lotto payouts stop, she can actually get a job and be a contributing member of society.

But, that's far too rational and responsible of thinking for someone that just won $1million and thinks they should continue to receive their handouts.

It's disgusting.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by mosholu

Back to the article maybe I read it wrong but how do you qualify for welfare if you own two houses. I would thing as a precondition for getting welfare one of those houses should have been sold or rented.

It's basedon employment income, or lack thereof. She is unemployed, so she reports no income, so she's eligible. Insane but true.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Okay, crap happens and people get injured or something similar? No, things like being 28 years old and having "anxiety" are now acceptable ways to claim disability. ANXIETY.... Are you effing kidding me?!?

Yup, it's the truth, anxiety qualifies as a disability.
How easy is that to fake, just drink 5 cans of RedBull before you apply.
Either you'll get the disability or your wife will get a death benefit.