45 million low-income Americans rely on at least one of many welfare programs. Of these government assistance programs, many face fraud and abuse. “Some cases of abuse of government assistance are more obvious than others, but some aid recipients use underhanded tactics that give other needy Americans a bad name” (calonia 1). Clearly, people are abusing the system to receive money they don't deserve. This makes it more difficult for people who need welfare programs to get the money they need to support a family. Government assistance programs are abused by people who don't want to work for a living. They lie on paper to receive money that they personally don't need. This leaves the government with less money to provide to families who actually depend on welfare programs. Although government assistance programs help many people, many others abuse the system to receive more money or even money, so there should be more security to receive benefits. Government assistance programs began in the United States....