Woman Drives Up In A Mercedes To Pick Up Food Stamps, Watch What Happens Next Six years ago, Darlena Cunha and her family was earning $120,000, and were living more than comfortably in a wealthy suburb. At the time, Cunha and her husband owned a $250,000 home, and had two children on the way. When the market crashed, however, the family income dropped to $25,000 a year, and the couple was forced to sign up for WIC to support their new family. To the American people, it sounded like a sob story. Of course, that was until the realized the truth behind the situation. Despite the familys hardship, Cunha made the decision not to sell their 2003 Mercedeseven to support her family. Now the Cunha family is receiving a public lashing for receiving food stamps while driving a luxury vehicle. One commenter wrote, This story bothers me on multiple levels. For one, it is obvious that the Mercedes should have been sold and a cheaper more reliable car should have been bought. If this was done there would be more money to spend elsewhere (where its actually needed). Lets be honest though, we all know why she didnt sell the Benz, its because she was trying to hide behind it, its clear she has always tried to put up some sort of faade for her life. She clearly likens to the status symbols and not pure logic. God forbid she be seen in a 98 Honda. Another angry commenter had a message for Cunha directly, Lets use math. Your car retailed for about 30k, 4 years later, when you needed the money you could have sold the Mercedes, bought a reliable non-luxury car for 5k or less and had at least 15k leftor 6-10 months of your incomeLOL, at least you kept your prideI meanMercedes What do you think? Does this story reveal a greater flaw within the system? 