Think Welfare Recipients Abuse The System? You Should See This Chart

Public assistance recipients haven't gone without criticism. They've been compared to "wild animals" by political candidates, scrutinized for simply buying seafood -- as "The Daily Show" humorously pointed out -- and would have to pee in cups to prove that they're drug-free if some lawmakers had their way. But for all the anecdotal horror stories about people abusing the welfare system for personal gain, the numbers tell a different story. Below is a graph created by The Atlantic using numbers p...