When did having kids become THE best way to make money?

**Lady_V** · 02-19-2009, 07:29 AM

Ugh... seriously? Was there a video on Youtube last year telling people to get rich quick by having kids???

First it's the woman with 14 kids... who is collecting money, has wild money for plastic surgery and is about $23,000 in debt... then a handful of days later the baby-daddy in England... who isn't the daddy?

eh...

Clip from Article-

There are claims that 13 year-old father Alfie Patten, is the victim of a money making scam.

Patten, who looks considerably younger than his age, became known around the globe as one of Britain's youngest dads after his 15 year-old girlfriend, Chantelle Steadman, gave birth after the pair had a night of unprotected sex.

However, British newspaper the Mirror, is reporting that Patten may not be the father of the child, following claims by a friend of Steadman's family.

Clive Sims, the Mail reports, says that Steadman was encouraged to keep quiet about other boys she had slept with in order to exploit lucrative media deals.

Complete Article Here

**thefrug** · 02-19-2009, 08:48 AM

Ever since theres been no public outcry about these things. And people won't boycott publications that run these sorts of thing. Also a welfare system that doesn't check into the facts of a person's life to verify that all is kosher.
I used to work for a company that would pick a person up and take them for a doctor's appointment or medical testing. 99% of those people were on welfare. The majority of those people, especially the women, had large amounts of kids ( I know because we picked them up at their homes), manicured nails and cell phones. Things I didn't even have! I swear to you, I honestly think that there were a couple,3,4, that when they needed more money, they had a kid. And apparently it didn't need to be the same dad either. geesh.
Just more payment for being irresponsible imo.

**The Muse** · 02-19-2009, 12:12 PM

I thought kids were the best way to lose money

**rainbowgc** · 02-19-2009, 05:37 PM

I thought Clinton put a 5 year lock on public benefits?

**Greebo** · 02-20-2009, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by rainbowgc

I thought Clinton put a 5 year lock on public benefits?

Um...

You know Clinton's been out of office for 8 years now, right?

**nvmommyx6** · 02-20-2009, 10:44 AM

this is kind of funny since we have 6 kids and the welfare system would not give us $hit when we applied!!! Maybe if we'd lied to them it would have been different!
However I applied 2 adults 6 kids and the estimated food stamps would have been $156. month, when a friend of mine applied, 1 adult, 3 kids and recived cash assistance, medicaid and $478. a month in food stamps. So, she had less kids and got more benefits LMAO
It's really a screwed up system! Oh, and we did not qualify because hubby made , get this, $11. a month too much
ROFLMAO