People on welfare - that's everything from food stamps to Medicaid to heating assistance - can make more in 35 states than they would make if they had a minimum wage job, according to Tanner. Even for someone who wants to work, he says, "Welfare can actually be a rational alternative to work for many people." Choosing welfare may be a sound economic decision, Tanner argues in a recent report published by the libertarian Cato Institute, where Tanner is a senior fellow. In Rhode Island, according to Tanner's report, a mother with two children can receive aid - cash assistance, Medicaid, housing, etc. To Tanner's point, Rowe does worry that she'd lose some of her benefits if she took a job.
Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/10/04/229126568/is-welfare-a-rational-alternative-to-work?ft=1&f=1018
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