An Iraqi man moved to Australia and used the Welfare System as income. Years later, he became successful and wrote a check to the government for every cent they gave him.
An Iraqi refugee says he tried to give the government the welfare money he was given now that he’s a business success. The man says that he no longer needs the welfare money he was given and wants to return it.
The man, Sam Eisho, says he walked into a local welfare office. Holding a check for $18,000 (about $16,600 in US dollars), Eisho got in line. Told he was in the wrong line by a confused teller, he tried to explain that he wanted to give the welfare money back to the Australian government, Business Insider reports.
Saying that the check was worth the amount of welfare he was given between 1999 and 2001, the Iraqi refugee said it gave him the help he needed to build his successful business. Despite this, his check was returned with a suggestion that he donate the money.