"I think when somebody hears it's in a fancy hotel in Hawaii or Vegas, it's too easy to assume the [welfare recipient] is visiting that place and it wasn't somebody who stole their card," said Jessica Bartholow, a legislative advocate for the Western Center on Law and Poverty.
Oh no, my first assumption was that the card was stolen. In fact, tens of thousands of cards were stolen. Which explains why the total adds up to $69 million. What a stupid statement.
"John Haley, commander of the financial crimes division of the San Diego County district attorney's office, who said 24% of all new welfare applications in his jurisdiction contain some form of fraud. "We look for patterns of abuse."Surprise! They can work, and yet they collect free money, medicare, education, social security, subsidized rent, subsidized bills, and now free healthcare ANNND subsidized vacations. Whats wrong with that?
This goes to show, if you put money into a system, there will be leaches that will abuse and exploit the system. And the best quote of the article.
"If it's on Lanai, that should trigger an investigation," said Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. "California taxpayers, who are struggling to keep their own jobs, are subsidizing other people's vacations. That's absurd."
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