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> Benefits fraud is a thing, the good that benefits and welfare does to a society are much larger than the impact of fraud. To back this up, Florida implemente
by ryneandal 6y ago
> Benefits fraud is a thing, the good that benefits and welfare does to a society are much larger than the impact of fraud.
To back this up, Florida implemented drug testing for some welfare [1] and the cost of the testing _far_ outweighed the money lost via fraud. It may be hard to believe for some, but there are a staggering amount of needy families that wouldn't be able to survive without assistance. I concur with the article about living wage being an issue, but that number is very region-specific.
1 - https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/florida-didnt-save-money-by-drug-testing-welfare-recipients-data-shows/1225721 https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/florida-didnt-save-mone...
- bluGill 6y agoThe cost of fighting fraud often is more than the fraud you catch - because the act of fighting fraud means those who would commit fraud either don't, or hide their tracks. Thus the result isn't unexpected and doesn't say anything about if it is a good idea or not (which is a very complex argument that I don't know enough to get into)