This is just ridiculous and proves how greedy people have become in today's society. It came after an anonymous tip came into a Michigan news station to do a story about people who won the lottery, but are still collecting welfare. They found that, "A Michigan woman who won a $1-million lottery jackpot last fall admits she's continued to collect $200 a month in public assistance" (Lynch) and the worst thing about this is that she believes that she deserves it because she is still without a job, even with her millions. She accepted the money after paying off her taxes and collected it in a lump-sum, making it easier to hind her wrong-doings. With her money, she bought two houses and a new car, so maybe if she saved some of it the welfare would not be needed. A new legislation is being made up to monitor anyone who wins over $1000 and to take them off the welfare list until they reapply. Michigan's state rep. say, "Public assistance is for those people who can no longer purchase food for their families, or pay their heating bills. It's not here to help those who win millions of dollars".
Rene Lynch knew her audience very well, hard-working tax payers who hate to see their money going to a person who already has a million. It used a lot of pathos and could easily anger many people in not only Michigan, but all over America. The logos was also another strong factor that Lynch used, getting quotes from the winner, the winner's mother, and the state representative. It was a great news story that will shed light on how states waste money on already wealthy people.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-nn-na-lottery-winner-collects-welfare-20120307,0,3643323.story
I want to win the lottery.
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