[Red Badger]

In some cases, women signed affidavits claiming the father was never around, only to have a subsequent child with the same man.

Well, he just dropped in for a few minutes..............to say hello........

[jeffc]

Liberal response:

"But it's for the children!"

And, if that doesn't work:

"At least we liberals are trying!"

And..... if that fails, a straw man argument:

"At least we're not paying $400 for a toilet seat!"

[central_va]

Probably add a zero to the end of that 25M.

[central_va]

CA spends 34B on welfare making 25M a teeny tiny fraction. So I am not believing this. Welfare fraud is a lot hight that this.

[Little Ray]

ONLY $25 million?
I’d say they’re doing a pretty good job...

[nascarnation]

Those numbers are trivial and grossly understate the real situation.

Here in Indiana, a tv station got a digital file of where TANF cards were swiped to get cash money.

Vegas, Hawaii, Disney (Fl and Ca), Puerto Rico, Nevada brothels, etc, etc.

Welfare fraud is as widespread as members of Congress making “market crushing” returns from inside trading.

[maryz]

Hasn't Deval been gaming the system all his life? (And not for a crummy $800 or $1200 a month in welfare.) Lie-a-watha gamed it only once (that we know of), but hit the jackpot! And consider America's first Affirmative Action Moocher-in-Chief . . . . You all can multiply examples of other esteemed public "servants."

I guess it's the "new normal" . . .