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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: i-node who wrote (785770)	5/21/2014 12:27:40 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579297

When you're getting a free ride, there is decision to be made: Do I work and get more money (and actually become a taxpayer), or do I sit here and the easy money and hang out at the corner store all day? You're joking.....right? Have you seen the benefits one gets on welfare? Here they are: However, a basic average guideline for the food stamp program will show that an average family of 4 can expect an amount up to $500 per month for food stamps. This figure will greatly vary based on the age of the family members and medical needs. A single person household will show an expected average of up to $200 per month. Again, these figures are averages and not state specific. Cash allowance benefits for financial assistance will also be state regulated and allowances paid will also vary based on different criteria. However, an average expectation can be placed on a family of 4 receiving up to $900 for their TANF allowance. A single person household can expect an average of up to $300. welfareinfo.org In WA state, a family of four or a single person can barely survive even on the maximum amounts. They have to find other work to continue to survive. And this is where it gets tricky............a family of four will lose their welfare/food stamp payments if their income exceeds $15K per year. That means they have to survive on $25K per year. A decent two bedroom in an average neighborhood in the Seattle metro area costs $1200 per mo or more than 50% of their annual income. Housing should not take up more than 30% of one's income. Even if you throw in the income from food stamps, people are still spending nearly 50% of their income on housing. Prior to the ACA, the vast majority of these people did not have health insurance. They can't afford a car. They live bare bones. The parents frequently eat every other day so their children can eat every day. And those are the honest folks. The dishonest ones...........they supplement their income by turning to prostitution or stealing. But you think this is a lifestyle to which people aspire. If that's what you believe, then you must think poor people are sub human because I don't know of many humans who think the above is a great way to live.