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:
This should be nationwide!!!!!!!!
If I worked for most companies across america i would be required to pass a drug test…..
This should have been in effect a long time ago.
Awesome. Next step. .citizen test….not an American citizen..no check.
Every state should require this.
Good to hear
If you don’t work you don’t eat
You do realize that artificially raising incomes only exasperates the problems.
Shemale Scouts!
The only people discriminated against are the people paying the bills.i live in Florida and work on cars.I’ve seen those types pay for car repairs with piles of dollar bills.if you want to know who uses food stamps in the grocery store look for the baskets full of sodas, snacks and red meats.and before you tell me that’s not everyone i more than understand that.