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Many conservatives hold the view that people on welfare are too lazy to work and prefer to spend their social assistance cheques on beer rather than go out and look for work. As with all stereotypes this one is inaccurate. No doubt some people on social assistance are slothful wastrels and probably some want to work but are trapped in a cycle of welfare dependency. No doubt, there are also some very rich people with inherited wealth who idle away their time on useless pursuits, while others among their number work incredibly long hours to achieve their level of comfort.

Ronald Reagan Creates the Welfare Queen

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan often wove into his speeches the story of someone he called the “Welfare Queen.” She was supposed to live in Chicago, and she had created a slew of different identities as well as a clutch of deceased spouses who happily cashed their monthly government cheques.

This elaborate scheme was cooked up, said the President, so that she could bilk the system and keep up the payments and maintenance on the Cadillac she drove.