They already get free food, free housing, free schooling, free breakfast /lunch/dinner in school, free healthcare(S-chip), free cell phones, social security at 18, free day care, free aftercare, free summer pool use...why wouldn’t they believe this?
“a basic average guideline for the food stamp program will show that an average family of 4 can expect an amount up to $500 per month for food stamps.”
“an average expectation can be placed on a family of 4 receiving up to $900 for their TANF allowance.”
$1400 a month and that is before the free housing, free cell phones, energy assistance, rent vouchers, S-Chip, social security disability payments, etc...
In our area they (some govt agency) are helping pay their utility bills. There is an ad running right now with a woman in the grocery store telling another woman how her husband lost his job and she just can’t pay her utilities and buy groceries. The other woman says......oh you need to call so and so and they will help you pay your bills then a phone number comes on the screen.