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\n\tUS<\/strong> WELFARE BLOOPERS <\/strong><\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\tExcerpts drawn from letters written by citizens applying for payments from a state agency.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• I am glad to report that my husband who is missing is dead.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• In accordance with your instructions I have given birth to twins in the enclosed envelope.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• I am very much annoyed to find you have branded my son illiterate. This is a dirty lie as I was married a week before he was born.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• Unless I get my money soon I will be forced to live an immortal life.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• You have changed my little boy to a girl. Will this make any difference?<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• I am forwarding my marriage certificate and three children, one of which is a mistake as you can see.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• I cannot get sick pay. I have six children. Can you tell me why?<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• Mrs Jones has not had any clothes for a year and has been visited regularly by the clergy.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• Please find for certain if my husband is dead. The man I am now living with can’t eat or do anything until he knows.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\t• In answer to your letter, I have given birth to a boy weighing 10 pounds. 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