Let's take a look at what I "didn't read"
Take note, the
household case counts are similar, but the family sizes are so much larger that the average household in the polygamous community puts more strain on the system than the average household elsewhere. The raw number of recipients in the polygamous areas is higher.
The cases of medicaid and prenatal healthcare are disproportionately large in polygamous communities. The birth rate per 1,000 women in Washington County, Utah is 90.7 compared to a national average of 96.5 compared to the national average of 66.0 (
March. of Dimes). Washington County is home to St. George, which has a disproportionately elderly population, ergo, a lower birth rate. So to jack the birthrate up that high requires that somewhere in the county is a disproportionately high birth rate. Want to guess where?
And here's the really damning statistic. In Hildale, Washington County, Utah, the average monthly food benefit is $829. Averaged over all of Washington County, the monthly benefit is only $250.
Now let me repeat what I said earlier: I do not think that they have committed welfare fraud. I believe these people truly are poor. But they are living in poverty because the group they affiliate with encourages illegal and immoral behaviors that have put them in a position where they are reliant on welfare.
Is there anything else you think I'm not reading?