Who would voluntarily be on welfare and food stamps
Is the welfare check really that fat?
the problem are the guys making money and not reporting the income so that they can get government assistance. it's a pretty easy system to abuse. the lower income returns aren't audited like the high income returns.
I can't tell you how many time I've heard, "No I can't send him a 1099 it will screw up his welfare and/or unemployment."
at least 10-15 times every January.
guys get away with it year after year after year. if I did it ONCE I would probably get audited.
it's a fairly easy thing to catch by an auditor. but they roll the dice and they're usually OK. but if the employer gets caught he's gotta fork over the e-ee and e-er portion of the payroll taxes. So they think they're being a nice guy but they never realize just how nice they're being. good luck asking the guy who YOU did a favor for his portion of the payroll taxes you got pinched for.
for the record, the welfare system is fair when used fairly. but its not. thousands and thousands of people abuse the shit out of it. and none of them EVER think what they're doing is wrong. EVER.