When I got to this section, I think I found a report by HHS themselves saying that fraud was not a significant problem.
Adair Quoting Michael Klausner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > James, > > I dealt with this issue yesterday when discussing Social Stratification. > > Here's what I do: > > 1. I indicate that information based on "personal experiences" is very > limited and should not be generalized to the larger macro population. > > 2. I discuss the "fallacy of the dramatic instance" where a very *vivid* > *dramatic* instance gains much media publicity and leads people to > generalize to the larger population. E.G. Welfare Cadillac song based on > case where women on welfare drove a Cadillac and Johnny Cash wrote a > song about it. > > 3. I discuss WEALTHFARE where corporations, are given tons of money and > the local, state and national govt. get little in return for such. Paul > Klugman wrote a great article documenting such in TIME magazine. > Reprinted in ANNUAL EDITIONS: SOCIOLOGY. > > Best Wishes, > Michael > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of James Cassell > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: TEACHSOC: Looking for reports on level of fraud in poverty > programs > > > Hi folks, > > We've reached the inequality and startification section of intro and I'm > getting the usual stories of people ripping off the system. Can anyone > point me to studies of the amount of fraud in programs like food stamps, > welfare, etc? > > Thanks, > > James > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of James Cassell > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: TEACHSOC: Looking for reports on level of fraud in poverty > programs > > > Hi folks, > > We've reached the inequality and startification section of intro and I'm > getting the usual stories of people ripping off the system. Can anyone > point me to studies of the amount of fraud in programs like food stamps, > welfare, etc? > > Thanks, > > James > > ------ > James Cassell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
