It's unfortunate that people take advantage of the system.

I know a family who won the lottery, inherited money and chooses not to work and they get government assistance. Do they deserve it? No - and I can say that for a fact since they are close family members who inherited a lot from DH's grandmother (MIL was the executor) and who decided to squander their inheritance and lottery winnings on 3 fancy SUV's, a bigger house, a Tv for every room in the house, an ATV and various vacations. Now they have 4 kids and are on government assistance since they make below the minimum (with the husband choosing not to work since he keeps getting fired from every job he has ever tried because he picks fights and refuses to do his job.

I'm not saying these programs are not valuable. They are, especially for the majority of honest people who genuinely need a little help to make ends meet. What drives me crazy is when I see people like my husband's cousins who are clearly shirking the system.