My dh said that he has a coworker that lived a better life living on welfare than her current state of affairs. She currently makes $50,000 a year before taxes and deductions plus child support.

I used to work in the regulatory field and frequently came across families with several children where nobody worked in the household. I can't say what their circumstances were, but I do know that they used food stamps and their housing was free. These families had new brand-name clothing, television with cable, the newest and latest video game systems, tons of newer toys for the kids, newer furniture, brand new cell phones, newer vehicles, etc. Again, I do not know all of their circumstances and they could have received a lot in the way of donations, but I do have to say that they had more "stuff" than we did (and my dh and I lived on 2 decent incomes and no children at the time).

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