Users and abusers

Nothing ticks me off more than people who use and abuse the system. By system, I mean the government aid that is passed out to those under a certain income. I don’t mean to get on my high horse here, but this is a serious issue.

Now I have no problem with people using welfare, food stamps etc. if they are actually using it for it’s intended purpose. If someone is using their welfare money to buy a Wii we have a problem. The government can’t keep handing out aid like this to people who may abuse the system.

I don’t know what a viable solution would be to this problem, but something has to be done to stop the abuse.

One user and abuser situation that has come about in the past month is that of….you guessed, it Nadya Suleman. I have said from the get-go that I would never write about her in this blog. I think she is getting a lot of unwanted media attention. However, she is a prime user and abuser of the system.

Nadya is using her student loan money to raise her now 14 children. I will be the first one to admit, I like getting refund checks from the Fin Aid office. However, I’m not depending on them for my financial well being. I’m not depending on my refund check to buy groceries, make a doctors payment etc. It’s just nice to deposit that in the bank. :)

So I would like to say something to Nadya. I know you’re getting a really bad reputation for having 14 kids, no husband, no job and no car. I love kids just as much as you do. Thanks for taking your student loan refund (or all of your student loan…who knows) and turning that into income for your family. I really hope the student loan system stays afloat and doesn’t bounce because of moochers like you. I would like to pay for my school with my student loan, not raise my family. Don’t use and abuse.