The System is Screwed

So I work at a grocery store, bagging groceries and whatnot. And the other night, a woman - the ethnicity of which will not be named - came in with her four kids, buying a very high amount of food. It was well over a $200.00 order, and she payed for it all in foodstamps.

Now, before I continue, let me say something. I think foodstamps and welfare are good ideas, when they used how they are supposed to be used; when people use government aid between jobs or when they are disabled. However, some people abuse the system to get a free ride. Some people will have a significant other with a well paying job, and still apply for welfare and EBT (foodstamps) to collect more money. Now, why are MY tax dollars being dealt out to people who don't feel like working? Or to people with jobs who would rather buy drugs? Why do I have to work my ass off for a piteous $7.70 an hour, while others ride on the coattails of working citizens like myself? I'm not sure why, but it seems like a pretty screwed up way to run things.

That being said, as I am taking the stuff out to the ladies car - all payed for with my tax dollars - I begin to place the stuff in the trunk of her brand new BMW. This was a car which runs for well over $50,000. Now, why does someone who needs government aid driving such a high profile vehicle? These people are freeriders, and they are the reason the world is becoming such a shitty place. I don't have much more to say. However, I do believe there needs to be more investigation into this type of thing. This should be considered to be some form of fraud. Why doesn't this fall into the catagory of welfare fraud? By using tax dollars she is getting a free ride, she is cheating the system. Now why the hell doesn't anyone do anything about this?

Why do we complain about a recession and a lack of money, when people like this abuse tax dollars? If this sort if thing were investigated more heavily, I wonder how much money we could save.

An interesting thought...