INACTIVE
@Elizafox How about "the cost of getting off of welfare is not higher than the cost of staying on it?"
Though anecdotal, I have heard many stories of people who try to get back into the workforce, only to realize they're making $9 an hour somewhere, while their living expenses require significantly more than that.
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