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:
Problem being its extremely easy to cheat on a drug test
We should not be enabling people to do drugs.
YES!!!
Drug testing should be mandatory for ALL welfare recipients. If working people have to take a drug test in order to get hired and also prove they are an American citizen or have the right to work then everyone should have to do the same.
About time…..
Should be done in every state!
Deport deport don’t support!
About time
In order to get a job u are drug tested. It makes sense to me
Then they are testing very very few people. The working poor who are on assistance most likely already drug test at work.