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:
Ann, that was something I didn’t know. If I could foster or adopt, I’d take these kids in a heartbeat.
Jaclyn Meeks, I agree! It’s so hard to know what to do. I think they should all be drug tested. But what does happen to the kids? How do they get taken care of? How do they eat?
Because most people who are using don’t think about their kids
Jaclyn Meeks , you ask if they deserve to starve. The answer is no, they should not. In reality if the woman had kept her legs closed, continued her education and gotten a job, she wouldn’t be in the situation she is in now. We shouldn’t be flitting the bill for someone who can’t control herself. All this woman wants is more money for more babies.
Finally!!!
Chances are if their parents are drug addicts they aren’t being well fed or taken care of to begin with. Its much better to be in foster care than with drug addict parents.
The crack market plunged…
It’s about time and if they fail,cut them off
Test every state.. Every color. Let’s see who is abusing the system
if they don’t pass take it away