Michigan man still on food stamps despite winning $2M

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

It's unfortunate because I foresee a drastic decision being made that will affect thousands of people in the name of cutting off services to this man.

According to the articles I read the loophole fix will be a law stating that lottery winners cannot be eligible for public assistance.

I think it's misguided because what about the people who won the lotto 30 years ago but are legitimately broke now?

I also think that liquid assets should be factored into the equation. If you have $300k sitting in a savings account you shouldn't be eligible for welfare, regardless of income.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

According to the articles I read the loophole fix will be a law stating that lottery winners cannot be eligible for public assistance.

I think it's misguided because what about the people who won the lotto 30 years ago but are legitimately broke now?

Um... tough luck?

People need to realize that even when you win 1 million dollars, it doesn't mean that you don't have to work (unless maybe you have a spouse that's willing to bring in all the money, or some other circumstance where money is still steadily coming through the door). Even a person who makes $40,000/year, every year, for 50 years, will make 2 million dollars in their lifetime (and that's not even factoring in taxes).

Why is it that the people who were handed half of that can't afford to eat and expect us to put food on the table for them, but the guy who worked his ass off for every penny his whole life is expected to feed himself?

I think everyone needs a wake-up call.