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:
If people get drug tested to get a job welfare applicants should also. Cost of testing is less than months of welfare payments
To expensive to to create jobs and barrow print more that can’t pay.
Poor$#%&!@*supporters
About time!!!!
YES!!!!!
Can p**s in any bathroom they please , but have to test for welfare??? What a screwed up state..
Great news!
That’s wonderful. Now give them a job to do for their money.
I’d be fine with that,if they also drug tested their politicians.They too are living on the tax payers dime!!!!!!!!!!
I have to take a drug test in order to make money for my family and pay my taxes which are used to pay these people. So why shouldn’t they have to take a drug test to receive my tax money. To save money, make them pay for it themselves.