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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I think perhaps many of us would!!
Paul Brown you obviously live a reclusive life, with blinders on
Caturbahu Bhakti…… Drug test should be give for the reason(common sense), that a person on drugs could get hurt or hurt someone else. Do you work? Have you done drugs? Take it from a recovering druggie of 18 years!
They should also require the able body ones to do some volunteer work or community service too.
Yes !! About Time !!
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All states should test.
Spread the hate around
Thoughts Lucas Collins? Hopefully Trump can spearhead this nation wide!
Yes yes yes everybody everywhere