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:
Yes!!!
McCrory is an idiot,the idea is not to combat drug use,but to combat welfare abuse. Moron
This is quite fair IMHO.
No where else in the country (6 others states including Florida) have numbers that broke 1% testing positive. Their programs were on a far broader scale which makes me question if they got applicants for this particular program straight from rehab or what. Seeing this is from brietbart also makes me think this may just be bs.
It’s extremely hard to cheat a saliva test. That’s what my employer uses
NC is one of 13 states doing this.
Big difference between legal, illegal and controlled substances
The one who actually need it will pass..The leeches will fail…perfect
What a surprise
About time