Originally Posted by Noel Downs
Do the numbers Bill,

US population, 312 Million

Unemployed about 10% 31.2 Million

even if 10% of those collected welfare by cheating (and the figure is probobly closer to 1% than 10)... that is 3.12 Million welfare cheats.... what at $50 per week x 52 weeks $2600 per year is a bout 8.1 billion US$ yep that's a lot of $.... but compared to the profits made by big business by ripping off the system with government assisted legislation... folks who get paid millions a year to maximise profits by whatever means ..... it pales into insignificance....

****Edit**** I had welfare at about what is paid in Australia so I have corrected it.... to USA figure of $200 per monthe for a single person = $50 per week.

As I said if you can identify the cheats it's your duty to dob them in... but being the cause of the troubles you face their impact is so little it is almost a joke by comparison.

Cheers

Noel


Noel
The numbers you use are not even close.
We have several different "welfare" systems here and they pay more than $200.00 a month.
For one thing unemployment is 9.1 percent of the workforce. But welfare and unemployment are two different things. Unemployment is paid for by the employers. I know because I was an employer and I paid it.

We have people on welfare that are collecting a whole lot more than that. They also get food stamps and subsidized housing. Some get their utilities paid. And I can assure you it is more than 1%. And contrary to the rest of the world's beliefs they do get free health care and food.
Unfortunately the food stamps are often sold to get cash for drugs.

Now this isn't everyone. There are plenty of people who get help that really need it. And so they should.

The latest figures I heard were 15,000,000 illegals getting "welfare" That's 2.5 percent and they aren't even citizens.
We have 49,000,000 people getting food stamps. That is deplorable. We are in trouble and I don't think it is going to end any time soon. I really don't think most of those folks want to be collecting food stamps. Most would rather be working.
California estimated the welfare system in their state alone was well into the billions and it was bankrupting them.


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