As I was showing this story to my fiancee last night, another thought occurred to me.

THIS is the road to hell that was paved with good intentions. I mean, when I did some research into welfare programs, at least in Massachusetts, they started out in the 1960s for war widows so that they could raise their kids. One clause was that, if the widow remarried, the aid would stop - since she was now getting support from somewhere else.

The Law of Unintended Consequences took over and you had people living together to keep the checks coming since getting married would stop them.

Just one piece in a huge quilt of shame.