text: (b) it is not used as a basis to scam extra money out of government programs. The problem is, that is exactly what could happen. I remember someone being interviewed on the radio regarding this issue a couple of years ago and the guest  who had studied polygamy said that in some African tribes some men have 20 wives. What if they all made their way here and applied for welfare and all the generous benefits we dole out. We can't afford that.