— Matt Taibbi and Molly CrabappleSome states have actually increased funding for fraud investigation because the programs are paid for by federal funds they would lose if they weren’t spent—in other words, rather than lose funding because of reduced welfare rolls, states simply increase the amount of staff for welfare fraud investigation.
Replicated under Fair Use from The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap by Matt Taibbi and Molly Crabapple. (Pg. 345)