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    Name Teacher Class Date Drug Testing: Well-Fitting for Welfare “According to a new study released by the World Health Organization‚ the U.S leads the world and takes the gold for the use of tobacco‚ pot‚ and cocaine‚ far outpacing other countries”(US Ranks #1). According to an article on alternet.org America abuses drugs worse than any other country. It is no secret that the United States’ economy is nearing an all time low. With the economy being nearly as bad as ever in the history of our

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    Should recipients of welfare be forced to take drug tests? States have been proposing this very thing since the federal welfare reform in 1996. Sentiments from many who are supportive of the legislation seem to be in agreement that they do not want tax dollars spent on drugs and that if you have enough money to buy drugs then you don’t need public assistance. One popular belief is that this will save wrongfully spent tax dollars and shift it to those who need it and are trying to do the right thing

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    Fair Drug Test for Welfare Since its creation in 1939‚ America’s food stamp program has helped families in need. Other welfare programs‚ such as TANF and WIC‚ have truly made a difference in the lives of American families. Families are kept together‚ children are healthier and often times‚ recipients are able to use the welfare to help them as they find a new job. Yet every system has its flaws‚ and many argue that tax payer dollars are being wasted. I believe that recipients of welfare should

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    Why there should not be drug testing for welfare Should drug tests be required of welfare recipients? No‚ I don’t think so. Welfare recipients are typically extremely poor and are uneducated. Another aspect of welfare recipients is that they are mentally ill. It would seem too ignoble to find ways to deny recipients access to welfare. Welfare recipients are usually on welfare because they lack an education and training to earn a better living. Their education only allows them basic opportunities

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    Jason Comis Horton English 1301-363 27 November 2012 Testing One Two Three In the current state of the American economy‚ needless spending is something the government needs to avoid at all costs. With some trillion dollars owed to various foreign countries‚ the United States literally cannot afford to pump money into programs that do not benefit the country as a whole. Michael Tanner‚ who is the Director of Health and Welfare studies at the Cato Institute‚ reports that this year the Federal

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    People applying for welfare benefits should be drug tested Good paper on a difficult subject A current issue that is going on today is welfare recipients that are drug abusers. Welfare is supposed to meet the basic needs. Drugs seem far from one of the basic human needs to me. If the recipient gets all the benefits from the programs they will more than likely turn around and sell their food stamps for their fix rather than go to the store and get their family some food. Drugs also go hand and hand

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    000 people‚ roughly 4.1% of the American population on welfare‚ the government annually spends about 132 billion dollars on welfare‚ which does not include either food stamps or unemployment insurance.” (DOHHS‚ 2012). Since the 1930s‚ many forms of welfare have been assisting the needy families and less fortunate of the society. However‚ within the past few years or so‚ there have been actions made to start drug testing recipients of welfare‚ potentially altering the whole concept of welfare. Although

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    Drug Testing Welfare Recipients BSHS/332 Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Regular Drug testing is part of many people’s lives. When starting a new job many companies require a drug screening urinalysis. After gaining employment many companies require regular screening. Welfare Recipients have never been required to have drug tests to acquire benefits. Welfare was started in the 1930’s during the Great Depression to help families that were struggling. New Laws States have been proposing

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    position on drug testing for welfare. Research was conducted by reading and reviewing online references on the topic of drug testing when applying for welfare. The findings were that certain states in the United States are resorting to drug screening for welfare applications. This has caused complaints of the government being irrational and unconstitutional. In Conclusion it was found that drug testing for welfare would have a positive effect despite the high cost of drug screening welfare applicants

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    Drug Testing Welfare Recipients: Proposal to Drug Test Welfare Recipients There are approximately 30 million Americans on some sort of welfare right now. In 2010‚ the United States Federal Government spent $0.8 trillion toward welfare. The amount spent on welfare in 2010 is one of the top expenses‚ money spent on defense and healthcare were the highest expenses‚ but welfare was third (Chantrill‚ Christopher). The main purpose of an economic welfare system is to assist citizens who are not

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