Before I got the job I have now I was a general case worker for DEC. I really didn't see that many people who made it a lifestyle. You guys make is seem like most people on it lifetime club members. Most people use it for the same thing you did. I can't tell you how many people would break down in tears while signing papers and turning in info.
If you think they have it so much better than the rest of us because, hey, they get free money! Why don't you quit your job, liquidate your assets, visit your local DEC office and you can have it just as great as they do.
As for getting people who are making it a lifestyle, getting them off of cash assistance isn't as simple as you think.
Would you care to share with us what plan you would have to deal with this?
Again, this is not as simple as most people would think.
Take some time to crack open a history book.