lot of that shit up here and in Maine.
You got that right. First job out of college, I was sent to Maine. Lost my naivete. Guys would sit around on bar stools and talk openly about cheating the system, both in govt freebies, and the workers compensation system. The WC system was the favorite one to cheat, as the perception was that you were sticking it to some company/The Man, whereas the govt cheating was recognized (somewhat) as stealing from your fellow man. Didn't stop too many of them, though.
I'd always been under the impression that Maine was chockfull of hearty independent souls, with Yankee pride in self-sustenence. I wuz wrong.