*If a corporations is making billions in profit, paying their employees below the poverty line that allows state welfare (taxpayers) to pickup the healthcare cost and snap benefits. IS FRAUD. These corporations should pay every individual back for the deceptive business practices of welfare and tax fraud. Not only are corporations paying a insignificant wage but we are told to buy local to support our community, yet that billion dollar corporation is in another state receiving the profit. You are not helping a community by exploiting your employees, our state welfare system (Healthcare & Snap), tax payers, and make billions.
All states and the federal government make welfare fraud a crime. Some states make welfare fraud a separate offense, while in other states, a person could face charges for theft, perjury, or forgery. Criminal penalties vary and can range from a misdemeanor offense to serious felony charges.
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How much welfare fraud is there each year?WELFARE FRAUD Improper welfare payments, including fraud, are estimated to be 10.6% of all federal welfare payments made and totaled $99.1 billion in fiscal year 2019. This estimate is based on reports from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) [i], The General Accounting Office (GAO), and Inspector General reports.
Welfare Fraud - Federal Safety Net
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What are some real life examples of welfare fraud?
Examples of welfare fraud can take many forms and include the following:
- When applying for welfare benefits, a person claims to make less income than they in fact make;
- When applying for welfare benefits, a person claims to have more dependents, e.g. ...
- A person might use the names of other people (possibly the name of a deceased person) to receive multiple welfare payments; this is a form of identity theft as well ...
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Two-thirds of people on needs-based public assistance are either working or have a family member who’s working, a briefing paper published Wednesday by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute states. Additionally, about half of all recipients of public assistance are working full-time.
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