Democrat and Republican liberals alike often excoriate those who think that welfare programs should not be parceled out indiscriminately, but should require something from the recipients. Back when Bill Clinton was fighting impeachment, he actually signed on to a welfare for work program, and amazingly, the welfare roles shrank!
It turns out that if people can get stuff for free, without having to do anything for it, they will. That should not be a surprise. The other thing liberals will have us believe is that welfare recipients have no responsibility for their situation. While that is certainly true in some cases, there are many more that result from poor decisions and behavior.
Starting late last year, North Carolina began requiring drug testing of new applicants for a state welfare program. A number of politicians decried the requirement as unfair, saying that it was too costly, and that it was onerous to those who would be required to take the test. The test was not universal and applied only to one program, but the results were quite surprising.
See test results on page 2:
It’s about time… All states should follow their example. If they have money for drugs they don’t need the taxpayers hard earned money.
That’s a great idea. Glad that’s happening
All states should do it
The politicians in Congress should be tested.
Good
This would likely save a lot more money than it would cost for the tests. There will be plenty that won’t show up because they know they’ll test positive, or heaven forbid they’ll have to put in some token amount of work.
high or 99%…………..lol
Everyone should just smoke a joint and not be so uptight.
Good
Every state needs to do this!