And I'm sad to say that not only do I know a lot of people who are DELIBERATELY living on the dole...I am also ashamed and embarrassed to admit that I have members of my own family doing the same goddamn thing!
It's all kinda fucked up. And I know that there are lots of people out there who DO really need assistance. But I personally don't know them.
I have piece of shit family members who haven't done anything in over ten years. One female in my family has 3 kids, lives in a govt. housing project, gets a check from the govt. to live on, utilities are included in her apartment as well as furnishings, she gets food stamps...and works as a waitress at a local bar for under the table pay and tips.
She will NOT get a legit job that goes on the books because if she did she would lose all the free shit from the govt.
I know a lot of people who are doing the same thing with unemployment benefits. One of the guys I know has been on unemployment for about 3 months now...he isn't even TRYING to find a job. He collects that check and goes and works the flea market on the weekend.
I know I've seen a LOT of this kind of thing both here in Vegas, with people I know in South Carolina where I used to live, and in Florida where my family is. So I'm thinking it's the same everywhere.
I honestly believe that a lot of folks could get work...but just will not. And no, I don't mean they can go out and get a great paying job. But they could WORK for a living if they wanted to. But they have no need to. The govt. has them under control with what I call "welfare".
It's helping to bankrupt our economy in SO many ways and destroying the fiber of our nation as well as screwing people who legitimately NEED help.