[lbo-talk] Framed (Was Everything's coming up roses)

[Steven McGraw]

>===== Original Message From Bill Bartlett <billbartlett at enterprize.net.au> 
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>At 1:23 AM -0400 24/6/03, Steven McGraw wrote:
>
>> >Examples ...
>> >
>>
>>of "the sins they [the poor] must necessarily
>>commit to survive"
>
>Ah, I follow you now. The most widespread offenses are working on the sly 
while collecting welfare (because welfare payments alone are purposefully 
almost impossible to survive on, while high effective marginal withdrawal 
rates makes it impossible to openly declare extra earnings.)
>
>The poor are subject to draconian penalties if caught. Employers who pay 
welfare recipients below minimum wages are never prosecuted, of course. In 
fact the employers usually co-operate with authorities.
>
>Welfare fraud is almost universal.

I have to admit this sounds at least plausible.  Can you recommend some 
sources?