Welfare fraud is actually rare, no matter what the myths and stereotypes say
comments Do these headlines about welfare sound familiar? "Woman charged with wrongly receiving more than $10,000 in food stamps, Medicaid benefits" "Brothers sentenced in $1.4 million grocery store welfare fraud scheme" "I'm going to make millions! Unrepentant Escalade-driving surfer who lives like a king on food stamps tells how the welfare system has let him strike it rich with his band" Advertisement: Although such headlines are routine, they are certainly not indicative of the actual prevalence of welfare fraud. For example, the "slacker lifestyle" of Jason Greenslate, the focus of the t...