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:
All states should have drug testing for welfare recipients!
Yes, Americans have a drug problem and we have to help people instead of locking them up.
Hmmmm same story different narrative. Always use legit news sources people…
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/02/ncs-welfare-drug-tests-find-minimal-drug-use.html
Drug test all government employees.
Praise God. It should be that way. I had to have drug test toget my job
It would probably help to eliminate a large portion of the national debt.
Good I got a drug test for my paycheck they can drug test for their paycheck that we give
In reality it’s a waste of money , either for welfare recipients, or workers. But, if I have to take one every year to keep my job, they should too. Even politicians!
About time working people have to take drug test
Snopes this to get verified facts. It’s easy to “tilt” numbers to suit a particular position.