DerHornen, don't trust snoops. I was all thrilled when I found factcheck.org. Then over a few months I found both were bias and full of bs. I remember the story about Bush being the richest man in the senate. He was perhaps rich, but he was never in the senate. Idiots.
Anyway, I don't know about this story and will be the first to say many things on the internet get exaggerated. However, without mentioning towns or names I do know a lady who when I talked with her ten years ago had been on welfare for 21 years. Ten years ago she said she needed a job that paid over $10 and hour to equal the benefits she got for herself and three kids. I guess I never sat down and added a 40 hour week times $10 an hour equals $400 times 52 weeks equals $20,800 until just now. That isn't much for a year, but for 21 years that's $436,800.
I think any job at minimum wage they should be required to take. This lady should stop smoking that would save her money. She could also make meals from scratch instead of everything microwave. It's not like she is busy. Well, not working anyway. Not the money involved in this story, but if half the people in this nation did this we would be sunk. It's close, and we can't withstand much more. The new wave of illegal immigrants may just sink us.