widespread drug epidemic. Welfare is a big discussion being brought to the table in many states‚ a lot of testing is being done to find out the real pros and cons deterring welfare recipients. Reaching out to the public teen to young adult age‚ there are many positive and negative aspects to creating this law in every state. States that conduct welfare drug testing combine paper questionnaires with physical drug testing. Many of the news articles that have been written about welfare drug testing have cited
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fraudulently receiving welfare checks is an example of the laziness I am discussing. As a society‚ we need to make this accepted practice an unaccepted practice. We need to stand up and make the process of applying and receiving these benefits more stringent than they currently are. I believe through use of mandatory random drug testing‚ progress monitoring‚ on- going physical and mental examinations‚ we can discourage the continued misuse of these funds. If mandatory drug testing were implemented
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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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Jonathon Walters author of “Should Welfare Recipients be Drug Tested?” published an article on March 13‚ 2012 for Governing: The State and Localities that provided readers with several points of interest when discussing drug testing welfare recipients. Walters states in his article “According to the National Conference of State Legislatures‚ almost two dozen states are considering bills that require drug testing those either applying for or receiving public benefits‚ a policy that has been cut down
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Resolved: Should 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
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Pros and Cons of Drug Testing Welfare Recipients The argument of whether those who wish to receive or are receiving welfare‚ unemployment benefits or food stamps should be drug tested. There is a popular theory believing that having recipients tested will save taxpayers money. Researching this subject revealed surprising facts and insight of both accounts. Value of Facts The main question needing asked if the drug testing costs outweigh the possible welfare program savings. My research findings
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States are allowed some flexibility in how they chose to distribute these funds. There has been a recent movement among states to implement drug testing for applicants and recipients to receive this assistance. Many people see this as a violation of their 4th amendment rights. The ideology behind drug testing is to weed out misuse of funds by recipients‚ thus alleviating budgetary concerns in hard economic times. Are there other means of easing budgetary issues without potentially violating the
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This article is intended as a companion piece to our other article on drug and alcohol testing programmes. It aims to give a brief introduction to some of the common positives and negatives‚ pros and cons that can be encountered when organisations decide to implement testing programmes in their workplaces. Pros of Drug and Alcohol Testing. Increased Safety: Drug testing in the workplace can make the workplace a safer place to be for employees and customers alike. In safety critical industries
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When you bring up the subject of drug testing recipients on welfare there are a variety of stands and opinions that people have on this matter. People who are providing their opinions come from many different cultures and important positions that may affect how they feel about this subject. My objective is to explore these different stands to give everybody a better understanding of where our peers may be coming from. The idea is not for me to take a stand but represent each stand there is in a
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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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