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:
Drugs are expensive. If you have enough money to buy drugs, you don’t need welfare.
As should ALL states.
Awesome
Should be every state!!!!!
Just like employment
Good!
Problem is the testing costs tax payers far more than what it would cost to give the very few that will fail ebt. Failure pile in a sadness bowl.
If they got time for drugs, they have time to work for their hand outs ,,
This is how it should be across the country! I had to take a drug test for my “2” jobs that I work, so should they to get free handouts!
Gee that’s a shocker.