Category: welfare

The European nation of Switzerland, with a population of 8.3 million citizens, is crossing prospective citizens off of the list thanks to a new civil rights act. The act, according to local media, contains regulations that will severely limit the ability of refugees and asylum seekers who have been living on the taxpayer’s dime for […]

Where you have massive government spending, you have massive fraud. Welfare is the last place to look for an exception to this rule. Like the one in a thousand cockroach that ventures out from inside the wall in the daytime and gets stepped on, some welfare grifters actually get caught. A recent crackdown in South […]

A member of the United States Army was shopping for groceries to feed his wife and two kids. He was on a limited budget and shopping responsibly, getting the most groceries he can for his paycheck. That’s when he noticed something horrible next to him. It was a person with two shopping carts worth of […]

An American Army veteran went food shopping and couldn’t help notice another shopper’s cart. It was loaded with tons of food and that’s when the veteran noticed something strange. The other shopper opened their wallet and people’s jaw dropped. They were paying with food stamps. But that’s not what sparked the controversy on Facebook. The […]

As if the breeding program known as the welfare state were not producing government dependents quickly enough, Big Government has been subsidizing housing for needy tenants who do not exist: An audit released last month found that managers of Section 8 housing in Jefferson County, Texas, defrauded the government by stealing the identities of former […]

Giving people a hand when they need help is something that most people approve of. But what about those who take advantage of taxpayers, always wanting more and more, demanding a bigger handout? One British family is coming under serious criticism after they refused a five-bedroom home for their 10 children and instead are choosing […]

Most Americans don’t oppose welfare entirely — they are happy to help people who have fallen on hard times and need an extra hand. Where it gets tricky is when people live on welfare for years and years on end, without working or doing anything to change their situation. Some states have begun to implement […]

Many Americans have long advocated for welfare reform, to prevent people from being able to spend their entire lives on welfare without ever looking for a job or attempting to better their situation. Liberals fight this tooth and nail, because Democrats typically aren’t looking to help people improve their lives — they want to keep […]

What’s in it for the government to take wealth from those who earned it and give to those who didn’t? Power, of course. The money isn’t given for nothing; it buys votes. But also, Big Government takes a cut of the loot — a fat cut: Not only does the government spend a breathtaking $70 […]

Finally, a step in the right direction regarding the explosively expanding welfare state: Maine has instituted a new rule that bans those who win more than $5,000 a month by gambling or the lottery from getting food stamps benefits, the state announced Tuesday. … “In no way, shape or form should taxpayers be asked to […]