Drug Testin for Welfare Recipiants
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients
In the last couple years there has been a debate weather to drug test welfare
recipiants. As of March 28, 2013, at least 29 states have proposed legislation requiring
some form of drug testing or screening for public assistance recipients in 2013. At least
seven states including: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and
Utah, have passed legislation regarding drug testing or screening for public assistance
applicants or recipients. The purpose of the bill has been said to help recipients be
available for a job. Many people agree with drug testing and feel if welfare recipients
choose to spend the money of taxpayers on drugs or alcohol, they are taking advantage of
the system and should not be entitled to benefits. This is true but not all welfare people
have a problem with drugs and alcohol. So why should anyone be tested unless they are
suspicious of it? Some say its unfair to drug test an applicant without reason to believe
that drugs were being used or is it? ( http://voicepopstar.hubpages.com/hub/Pros-and-Cons-for-Drug-Testing-Welfare-Recipents)
The way proponents of the new drug testing initiative and lawmakers who sign it into
the policy sees it as not being fair to ask taxpayers to pay for the drug addiction of those
who are receiving welfare if they are, in fact, using those funds to buy heroin, cocaine,
crystal meth, and such. So the best thing they could come up with was to test the
recipients for drugs. They had to come up with some way to control people from doing
drugs and to get a job. The recipients are required to pay for the testing but if negative
they will get reimbursed. Drug testing will reveal recipients who are wasting taxpayers'
money on drugs and will require recipients to stay free of drug use, making them
employable. ( http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/drug-testing-welfare-recipients)
In the last couple years there has been a debate weather to drug test welfare
recipiants. As of March 28, 2013, at least 29 states have proposed legislation requiring
some form of drug testing or screening for public assistance recipients in 2013. At least
seven states including: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and
Utah, have passed legislation regarding drug testing or screening for public assistance
applicants or recipients. The purpose of the bill has been said to help recipients be
available for a job. Many people agree with drug testing and feel if welfare recipients
choose to spend the money of taxpayers on drugs or alcohol, they are taking advantage of
the system and should not be entitled to benefits. This is true but not all welfare people
have a problem with drugs and alcohol. So why should anyone be tested unless they are
suspicious of it? Some say its unfair to drug test an applicant without reason to believe
that drugs were being used or is it? ( http://voicepopstar.hubpages.com/hub/Pros-and-Cons-for-Drug-Testing-Welfare-Recipents)
The way proponents of the new drug testing initiative and lawmakers who sign it into
the policy sees it as not being fair to ask taxpayers to pay for the drug addiction of those
who are receiving welfare if they are, in fact, using those funds to buy heroin, cocaine,
crystal meth, and such. So the best thing they could come up with was to test the
recipients for drugs. They had to come up with some way to control people from doing
drugs and to get a job. The recipients are required to pay for the testing but if negative
they will get reimbursed. Drug testing will reveal recipients who are wasting taxpayers'
money on drugs and will require recipients to stay free of drug use, making them
employable. ( http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/drug-testing-welfare-recipients)