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:
No benefits to those testing positive but also no benefits for anyone who is not a citizen or a LEGAL resident. Why do we have to pay for them?
I was told that new jersey does too…it should be monthly. Or random.
All the states should drug test I an applicant for a job has to be tested they should if they fail take all their benefits
Thank God
Every state should be
Every state should.
There’s bigger frauds we should be looking at , we’re talking millions and billions wasted to bomb countries and kill innocent lives and the list goes on . but let’s keep the focus on the smaller amounts .
Should have to reapply every 3 months
Test the politicians too… Fucken coke heads in office. Just ask obama and hillary
THATS GREAT