Who Are Taxpayers Supporting?

Laura Metz, 42, was laid off from a clerical job paying
$15.30 an hour at a home health care provider near her
home in Commerce, Mich., nearly 15 months ago. She has
been collecting $362 a week in unemployment insurance
and about $50 a month in food stamps. [$24,280]

That covers the basics. But Ms. Metz stopped making her
mortgage payments last year on the modest home she
shares with her 19-year-old son. A program that allowed
her to make a lower monthly payment has expired, and she
is waiting to see if the lender will modify her loan. She
can no longer make her student loan payments for her
bachelor’s degree or master’s in business administration,
and she has downgraded her Internet and cable service and
cut back on car trips and snacks.

Note that having Internet and cable TV continue are more
important than contractual obligations - like a mortgage!
She is probably a single mom. No husband or child support
was mentioned in the article. She is defaulting on her
student loans. She has an MBA, but won't move for a job
because she and her son are squatting free. She would have
to pay rent if they moved. She and her son are parasites!