And it's not just dishonest people playing the benefit system that are stealing your hard earned resources, you're actually losing a lot more to dodgy businessmen, politicians and even good ole Bob down at the good ole boy used car lot taking the odd cash sale and not declaring it to the taxman.
Oh, I'm not standing up for them either.
And I am not suggesting we get rid of the medicare/ social seciurity system. There are too many people who genuinely DO need it.
There are many single Moms out there who (for example) start out on Welfare and Food Stamps while putting themselvs through college, but then go on to get a job and actually d
come off the system the way they are supposed to. Kudos for those types that use it the way it is meant to be used. The system does help people. We just need to find a better way to ferret out the abusers.