Welfare Recipients In This State Just Received The Worst News Of Their Life Over the past few years, weve seen a rapid increase in the number of state measures being passed in order to prevent Welfare fraud. Massachusetts was the most recent state to take action, introducing a pilot program that will use fingerprints and other biometric identifiers to verify recipients. The initiative was introduced by Republican Brad Jones, who believed that the measure would save the state millions of dollars by preventing people from receiving fraudulent benefits. Massachusetts has long suffered from welfare fraud, with a recent audit revealing that millions of dollars are given out as questionable benefits, including benefits to deceased people or people living out of state. The total amount given to deceased recipients totaled $2.39 million dollars, with benefits being distributed more than 27 months after dying. According to Jones, the fingerprint initiative will allow officials to crosscheck recipients and their enrollment in public assistance programs. The measure is now headed to the Senate for approval or veto. What do you think? Do you support Massachusetts? 