Maria’s SNAP application lists her as a single mother with zero income. She receives the maximum benefit amount each month. But every evening at 6 PM, a Ford F-150 pulls into her driveway. Her partner, a construction worker earning a decent wage, lives there full-time. But on paper? He’s a ghost. When the caseworker schedules a visit, his work boots and razor disappear from the bathroom. They split bills with his cash and buy lobster with her EBT. Her neighbor, a single mom who works two jobs and barely misses the cutoff for aid, watches from the window, wondering if honesty is really the best policy. #Relationship #Inequality #WelfareQueen #Truth #Community