Lottery winner still living on food stamps
Friday, March 9, 2012
24-year-old Amanda Clayton from Lincoln Park, Michigan, won $1 million at the lottery, but she still, until yesterday, continued receive $200-a-month worth of food stamps.
"I thought that they would cut me off, but since they didn’t, I thought maybe it was okay because I’m not working," the lottery winner who just purchased a new house and car told Local 4 in Detroit. The station even filmed her shamelessly purchasing goods.Yahoo News
When Local 4 asked if she felt she had a right to the money, Clayton responded, "I mean I kinda do."
Clayton justified the sentiment by explaining that after taking her winnings in a lump sum and having to pay taxes, the total amount was just over half of the initial winnings.
"I feel that it’s okay because I mean, I have no income and I have bills to pay," she said. "I have two houses."
2 comentarii:
She only got $350k. Not that much in the grand scheme. Even if she'd invested it it wouldn't give that much.. say $250k at 5% annual interest, that's about $1,000/month income. Barely enough to live on.
In cali its illegal immigrants getting food stamps.. TRUTH.