How about J. K. Rowling? She was on welfare when she wrote the first Harry Potter book: “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling argues that there’s magic in govern

How about J. K. Rowling? She was on welfare when she wrote the first Harry Potter book: “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling argues that there’s magic in government benefits. She stopped by “The Daily Show” to chat with Jon Stewart about her new book “The Casual Vacancy,” and delved into how government assistance helped her survive in her early years. “I couldn’t have written this book if I hadn’t had a few years where I’ d been really as poor as it’s possible to go in the U.K. without being homeless,” Rowling told Stewart. She added that “We were on welfare, what you we call welfare, I would call benefits, for a couple years.”[0] [0] http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/10/16/j-k-rowling-on-how-government-benefits-helped-bring-the-world-her-magic/ http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/10/16/j-k-rowling-on-how... (search Google for "rowling welfare" and it's the fourth result; there are others)