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John Oliver on US state welfare: ‘Politicians have been relentlessly abusing the system’

The Last Week Tonight host discussed TANF – a system meant to assist families in need but now mired in bias and corruption

The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2023

Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in Republican-led Mississippi has ensnared high-profile people, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

Commentary: How ‘welfare reform’ steals from the poor

In reverse Robin Hood stories across the nation, the rich are stealing from the poor. In the process, they’re revealing a social safety net that’s been cut to shreds by “welfare reform.”

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Brett Favre solicited welfare money from the poorest state in the nation and it’s time to pay up

Brett Favre’s involvement in a $77 million welfare scam is just another example of how Mississippi continues to fail its most vulnerable people — and everyone involved should be held accountable.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 13, 2022

Ex-NFL star Brett Favre, WWE’s ‘Million Dollar Man’ sued over $20m in misspent Mississippi welfare funds

State officials trying to recover money intended for the poorest citizens of one of the nation’s poorest states.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

‘You can only stretch so far’: how inflation has gutted welfare

Welfare payments had already been fixed for decades in the US – and that was before inflation hit record highs

The Guardian - US · Apr 16, 2022