Drug Testing for Welfare Health care‚ food stamps‚ child care assistance‚ unemployment‚ cash aid‚ and housing assistance are all forms of welfare in the United States. “In fiscal year 1995‚ federal‚ state‚ and local governments spent about $1.5 trillion on social welfare programs‚ an increase of $69.4 billion (5 percent) from 1994” (Joseph 1). Substance abuse is a major financial burden which “In 1998… cost Americans an estimated $110 billion in expenses and lost revenue” (Lyman and Potter 8)
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country are engaging in drug testing on students. This test usually involves a urine sample taken in a closed off bathroom‚ which is then obtained by an official. It is then tested in a lab‚ and the results come back to the school in a week if the student has displayed positive. Issues on the topic have arose over infringing on students’ rights and privacy policies. Some say that it can help benefit students to become drug-resistant‚ while others oppose. Random drug testing is very controversial in
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Government 4/12/15 Dr. Brent POLICY PROPOSAL II DRUG TESTING FOR WELFARE Most people would argue that drug testing for welfare would be a waste of time and money. I will say personally that is completely false. Drug testing randomly for welfare program‚ would be a wonderful‚ and probably one of the only good things‚ to this already corrupt government program. Ok‚ let’s all look at this as realistically as we can; if just 1 person failed a drug test for the welfare‚ that’s a whole extra few hundred
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welfare recipients receive drug testing? Since welfare programs started in the 60s‚ a reoccurring pattern has been seen in more cases than one. Fraudulent activity and taking advantage of the system has been happening for way too long in our society. A simple drug test should be administered to welfare recipients if they expect to receive the benefits that are offered to them. If other citizens such as the ones in the working class are held accountable to be administered a drug screening‚ those who would
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did a random urinalysis drug testing. They justified their search by stating it was to make sure that drugs wouldn’t increase the risk of injury for athletes. One of the athletes refused to cooperate but the court ruled that random drug testing did not violate the reasonable search and seizure clause of the Fourth Amendment because it was for a good cause. In another case Commonwealth v. Cass‚ the school‚ Harborcreek High School‚ conducted a school locker search for drugs. Trained dogs were brought
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Not only are drugs illegal and harmful to the human body‚ they also distracts student’s focus on both their classes and their studies. High school is a time when students are to prepare for the real world‚ mature‚ and gain knowledge. Although‚ with the influence of drugs‚ becoming a successful‚ independent adult is very difficult. To help students‚ high schools throughout the United States should implement legal random drug tests for their students to reduce the risk of drug use‚ improve academics
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The business of the family is just like the head of the family‚ kind and benevolent to those who give respect‚ but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. This movie portrays the philosophies of both utilitarianism and Machiavellian. In the beginning of the movie‚ the presence of everyone at Godfather’s daughter’s wedding shows how significant the event and the family are. His youngest son Michael returned from WWII just in for Connie’s wedding to Carlo
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Should Drug Testing Be Mandatory For Welfare Recipients? Florida Governor Rick Scott made plans to test all welfare recipients to see if they are using drugs before they can receive payments is hardly saving the state any money‚ according to recent reports. At $30 per test‚ the state paid $28‚800 in drug test reimbursements (960 reimbursements at $30 each‚ since about 2 percent also didn’t finish the application process) for those who did pass‚ while saving themselves about $66‚000 in payments
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Among the most glaring problems that I see with Utilitarianism is its inclusion of animals under the umbrella that blankets this theory. It seems irrefutable that there exists an inordinate number of cases where the consequence that is against the best interest of an animal is favorable to humans‚ yet that dictating action is one that has been continually taken and condoned by the general public. This is a fundamental challenge‚ as the Utilitarian philosophy decrees that the pleasure and pain experienced
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Utilitarianism states “Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (pg. 863). What this means is that actions are right when the majority of people benefits from it. This principle is assessed based on the consequences of the action‚ rather than the action itself. Therefore‚ utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism. If the outcome comes out positive and is useful for majority of the people‚ it is considered morally
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