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Ted Cruz: “The source of this dramatic mismatch is a fraud built into…”

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Christ is Born, America is Working: Christmas Hope, Jobs Booming & Welfare Fraud Exposed

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Tell me. I mean, I mean that. Tell me that's not a perfect example of government waste when you could just send direct checks of 70 grand a year to people. The source of this dramatic mismatch is a fraud built into how various programs determine welfare eligibility. The government doesn't count any refundable tax credits or benefits that aren't paid in. Cash as income to the recipients. Some claim this is appropriate because the beneficiaries aren't free to spend non cash benefits on whatever they like. (30:00–30:07)

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Asserts that there is fraud in how welfare eligibility is determined.

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