My next door neighbor has a severely autistic teenager, they mostly get by on welfare. She works odd housecleaning jobs and hustles some antiques on the side. They live pretty close to the bone. I guess she could lock the kid in the basement and hold a 9-5, pretty sure there is no one who would baby sit the kid for an amount of money that would make holding the kind of job she is qualified for worth while.
This is an example of why welfare should exist.
You could totally hate on this lady if that is what you wanted to do. She gets drunk and fights with her boyfriends a few times a month, part of her discretionary income goes to drugs (not a druggy but I think she likes to get lose once and awhile). Her side incomes are undeclared and probably would reduce her benefits if they were known. She definitely isn't living a life of luxury, they stretch their food budget wisely buy used clothes and stuff. Her son is a teenager and eats like a horse, he is pissy like a teenager even if he doesn't talk and can't do many things for himself. Generally I think she is a good mom but like most people her shit is complicated.
Still, I have no problem with tax dollars going to help a family with a legitimately disabled individual to support. That's all I meant. Of course there are complications and nuance to every story. Humans will be humans. To hold a welfare recipient to an impossible standard is foolish. I'd use some of that money to buy beer. You best believe it.