(October 7, 2017 at 9:02 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: The lesson from the OP article is that it's stupid to rat yourself out. There was no reason for the guy to reveal that his parents gave him a buck every now and then. And since he ratted his own self out he ended up paying the price.
So you're saying be dishonest about reporting things?
And people wonder why society stereotypes anyone on welfare.
Let me just tell you - if they find out about it - there are repercussions. I was reporting wages from a Saturday job, several years ago, I reported everything accurately. But since the job was across state lines and my employer wasn't exactly quick with things, it took forever for the employer to fill out the necessary form and send it back. As a result, the welfare department accused me of lying about my wages and I was not allowed to get food stamps for three years. While I didn't do anything wrong, they do have their ways of finding things out. Trust me. It's better to just be honest about things.
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