That may be statistically true, but I'd bet that most people who abuse the system are black or Mexican.

Here's a little anecdote for you. Back in the 70's, there was another Recession/Depression going on, at least in the PNW. I was working a minimum wage swing shift at a Plaid Pantry, and my husband was getting up at 3:30 in the morning so he could take the bus downtown for "casual labor" (you had to be there before 6 am., it was anything BUT casual, and paid minimum wage IF you were chosen to work that day). One day I got hit by a car making a left turn on a yellow light. I was in the crosswalk. My leg was broken in two places, and the guy who had hit me had just cancelled his car insurance the week before. My husband, I, and my crutches rode the bus downtown to try and get some TEMPORARY food stamp help since I couldn't work with a broken leg. You know what the lady told us? "You don't have any kids and you're not black, so we can't help you."