$2M lottery winner, still collecting food stamps

[tvdxer]

Originally Posted by stan4

Because things are taxed that are not income.

Taxing income again is stupid...because so many people purposely keep their stated income low so that they get away with all sorts of sh*t. If you are going to consider welfare, you need to go and confirm not only income but ASSETTS. I see too many people on welfare and medicaid who have iphones and designer clothes and fancy cars.

As somebody who has firsthand experience with this process, designer clothes and iPhones do not count as assets, and one car is usually exempt too (no matter what the value), at least in Minnesota.

[Emeraldmaiden]

Originally Posted by tvdxer

As somebody who has firsthand experience with this process, designer clothes and iPhones do not count as assets, and one car is usually exempt too (no matter what the value), at least in Minnesota.

Well, considering that you can buy designer clothes in thrift stores for very little money, and having and iPhone usually means you're tied into a contract ... yeah, doesn't make sense to count them as assets.