Our tax dollars hard at work

[Ughmahedhurtz]

EGALITARIAN WARNING!
DISTURBING IMAGES OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TRAGEDY AHEAD!
ADULT SUPERVISION RECOMMENDED!



Would _you_ hire this person? If so, please explain your rationale.

[MiRai]

Would _you_ hire this person? If so, please explain your rationale.

Yes, if I needed someone to fill a spot for a Kleenex ad.

[Starbuck_Jones]

Got it? Got it? Got it?

I got it, the bailiff says.

[moosejaw]

My ears are bleeding and I am only half way through. /brain freeze

[lans83]

I couldn't even tell you how many people I've known like this growing up and still know to this day that are just like him and her.

[Owltoid]

If someone gives me free money then I take it. Judge Judy was full of BS on this one - his obligation to pay her rent has nothing to do with the money he receives from the government. Either he is responsible for paying her rent money or not. How he gets that money, whether from working, stealing, turning tricks, whatever, is moot.

I say this as a staunch libertarian. It's similar to Ron Paul opposing earmarks and voting against their use whenever possible, but still taking advantage of them for his constituents. Just because you oppose how the system works doesn't mean you ignore the system. Instead, you try to change the system while still making the most advantageous decisions based on the current rules in the meantime.

[thefunk]

Makes good tv. Not sure about all the 'frothing at the mouth hysteria' that people have with social responsibility. Sure some people will take advantage, but even if 50% of handouts went to the wrong people, thats 50% distributed to the right people. You will never be able to ensure all government distribution goes to the right people.

The alternative is to stop all handouts. Welcome to bigotry.

[dancook]

If someone gives me free money then I take it.

It's fraudulent to claim money for rent if you don't need to pay rent.

The landlord should probably be put in the loop to verify that rent is being paid.

[Owltoid]

I'm not sure how stopping handouts is bigotry. Mind explaining?

If the money is purely classified as for rent then I agree it's fraudulent. I highly doubt it is by the letter of the law. It's probably something more along the lines of living expenses. However, maybe he is being fraudulent. Even if so that is an issue for another court and has no bearing on if he is responsible for owing rent.

[thefunk]

Maybe my choice of words were not the best - never mind. All I'm saying is don't let a small number of idiots dictate policy.