But they NEED 22" wheels, snowboards, cigarettes etc. Why pay for things you need when there is a program to provide you things you really need? You can get welfare programs to pay rent, get a car, get cash, get food, pay repair bills, electricity, heat, school, health care. At $5 a pack for cigarettes, 30 days a month, that's $150, you can buy decent insurance for that. Cable, Internet, cell phones, booze etc. These people make their choice.