"Wouldn't you get more from welfare than from a pension if you've been paying into it diligently?" We often hear this sentiment.
The government provides at least one means-tested, welfare-type program to roughly one out of every five Americans (unless you count Social Security, in which case the number goes up considerably).
The American public has made clear that work by welfare recipients is a defining goal of state and federal welfare laws, the pursuit of which deserves the highest priority in social welfare policy.
Over on Alternet Joshua Holland got very het up about the great new right wing lie.
In his new book "The Queen," author Josh Levin tells the story of Linda Taylor, a woman who became infamous as a welfare cheat.
The Niagara County Sheriff's Office says dozens of people were arrested on welfare fraud charges over a six-month period.