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:
It’s about time.
drug test bosses there would be no one workin
Yeah yeah!!!!!!
Great job
Not surprised. I think the cost is nothing compared to what the out come will be. We will save just on the people who refuse to show up and lose their benefits. I had to drug test to get my job and to keep it. So should people on welfare
About fucking time I wonder how many will even show up for their test
Good
These are all black too; you must be racist.
57%
Oh. So since only a few are doing it it’s ok.