My husband was in kolel for three years. We didn’t recieve any support and I was the one bringing in the income. We could’ve done this another two years but my husband had pressure to go into the family business.
Now after a few more kids b”H, I don’t see how we would make it if my husband would be in kollel.
But the truth is middle income people barely make it and it might just be easier if my husband would have been in kollel and we got food stamps, medicaid and section eight, because the taxes are outrages. Also these low income people get HUGE tax returns.
I actually encouraged my freind not to take on a higher paying job because she would barely be able to live if she would lose her benefits.
I don’t consider it taking charity because the government literally steals the money from middle income people. Between the crazy property taxes, income taxes, taxes on investments that also have expenses so you actually end up LOSING money, forget it.
I used to be upset at the people who took MOFES but today my outlook has changed. The government takes huge chuncks off the middle income people and is chocking us, so I say if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Get your MOFES if you LEGALY of course, could.