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:
Carole Panaski , If I was tested at work for drugs and failed I’d be fired and would not have money to feed my own children. “Work” if you feel so badly for the drug attics then move a few families in your home and you can take care of them! Sound like a plan?
Amen
Let that go viral
Its about time
Yes
Yes yes yes
We have to be tested for drugs
It’s about time
very good , we all get drug tested prior employment so this is great, too many ppl abuse the system
Can’t wait till they start testing the corporate welfare folks! Oh wait… silly me this is just for poor people.