Welfare - what is it and who benefits

I have also heard many politicians spreading the myth that there is rampant welfare fraud. The truth of the matter is that outright fraud is very rare. A quick google search turned up some figures for food stamps:"The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the food stamps program, said 3.8 percent of benefits were paid in error in 2011, according to a factcheck done by PolitiFact Texas in June 2013. The error rate covers both overpayments, including fraud, as well as underpayments. Caseworker mistakes, rather than fraud, were the primary cause."
PolitiFact | On average, 20 to 25 cents of every $1 spent on four government assistance programs is lost to fraud, Sen. Ron Johnson says3.8% of benefits are paid in error, and this includes all errors, from clerical mistakes to outright fraud. Therefore, fraud probably makes up about 1% of the budget assigned for food stamps.Conservatives like to vilify the other 99% of welfare programs based on that 1% fraud. That's sickening, and they shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.

This is part of a general trend where people have different rules for megacorporations and the rich as compared to the poor. A poor person steals a $200 car radio and they face some major jail time. A rich person subverts financial laws and earns $20 million dollars, and they will probably face no jail time, and possibly not even a trial.This is a battle that people have been fighting since the very inception of our country. There have always been wars between corporations and labor. Different political movements will either bust unions or support them. What I think everyone agrees on is that capitalism isn't a fair economic system. However, it is one of the better economic systems out there. Welfare and labor laws are an attempt to make up for the injustices of a capitalist economy. When you try to strip these away you are supporting injustice.Edited by Taq, : No reason given.