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.
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Should’ve done that a long time ago. In every state this should be mandatory. Just sayin.
Not only for drugs and prostitutes and illegal aliens
How many jobs created doing millions of freeloaders drug tests. Nothing wrong with a so called welfare system when seriously needed to get a hand up, not to survive on and off of your neighbor as you sit on your lazy asses while that neighbor goes to work. You won’t be sitting on those lazy asses and laughing when you are hungry and cold will you. Laugh then as you try to find your way to califhornia. They are going to need lots of drugged up security guards.
Ya. Drug test ALL politicians before they get their next payment. Do as you say to the rest of America…..
Should become a Federal mandate to receive benefits period,
So what are they going to do about the recreational marijuana states?????
True.
As they should, for everything except marijauna. Wellfair recipients do not have to use welfare money for marijuana. They can just grow some in their tomato garden
good job
Ashley Wicker