I’ve made a lot of bad choices in my life so far. But, the worse seems to be that I got tired of poverty at a very early age and went to work. After the Army, I drove 70 miles each way to college and got a degree while I worked. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Boy, was I stupid or what? Now I find out that welfare is the best (non)job you can get in some states.
According to dailycaller.com and KEYE TV in Austin, Texas, a study by the Cato Institute reveals that in 35 states, welfare benefits pay more than minimum wage jobs and in 13 states, welfare pays more than $15 per hour. Michael Tanner, Senior Policy Analyst and co-author of the study concludes that as long as welfare provides better benefits, recipients will continue to choose it over work. Duh!
According to the study, welfare recipients in Hawaii get the most benefits at $29.13 per hour which is over $60,000 per year. The report points out that Hawaiians on welfare get 167 percent of the median salary in the state which is only about $36,000.
The District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and Connecticut have the next more generous welfare benefits with all of them paying over $20 per hour.
I don’t want to live in DC, Massachusetts or Connecticut, but I could get used to Hawaii. I bet there is a way to get free airfare there too.
I wonder if they would provide a limo to pick me up at the airport and drive me to the welfare office?
PMO
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