03-07-2012, 12:45 PM
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Lottery winner on food stamps: ?I thought maybe it was okay because I?m not working?
http://news.yahoo.com/lottery-winner...161650898.html
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Lottery winner on food stamps: ?I thought maybe it was okay because I?m not working?
While most people have played the ?if I had a million dollars I would ____ ? thought game, few fill that blank in with ?stay on public assistance.?
Amanda Clayton, a 24-year-old from Lincoln Park, Michigan, is one of the few who does, and she is getting away with it. Clayton won $1 million from the Michigan State Lottery this fall, but she is still collecting and using $200 a month in food assistance from the taxpayers with her Michigan Bridge Card.
?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.
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.?
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