Jesse Fortiz Wrt 101 Drug Testing for welfare; unconstitutional? Should welfare recipients be drug tested in order for them to receive their food stamps or government assisted checks? With hopefully your answer being yes‚ many people in the United states believe the thought of forcing a drug test on a person applying for welfare to be completely unconstitutional. There are currently 12‚800‚ 000 Americans on welfare in the United States today. The United States of America currently
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An Important Time for Social Welfare I can think of so many different times in so many different eras where social welfare has been a huge part of how America functions and how America has grown into such an astonishing place to live‚ build a life and have a family. Of course with any growing country there has been good times and not so good times but America continues to grow and Americans continue to learn about how important social welfare can be. Social welfare goes as far back as the 1600’s
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110 September 2013 Welfare: In Serious Need Of Reform Welfare assistance programs have been in place in America for over 75 years. Following The Great Depression‚ President Roosevelt created the Social Security Act in 1935 in order to meet the needs of the elderly and unemployed. The Act also provided funding to states for programs such as the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program in order to help children who were living in poverty (Streissguth 7-12). Welfare started out quite successfully
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Drug Testing for Welfare As of today‚ over sixteen percent of Americans are receiving some form of welfare benefits. “Welfare is classified as a statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need”: Welfare is provided by the government‚ both state and federal. (http://dictionary.com/browse/welfare) The government receives the money from the taxpayers in order to support welfare recipients. Tax payers are the working class.
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Welfare Reform in the United States Americans are some of the most generous people in the world‚ even when they are not trying to be. From its first enactment into law in 1935‚ to its current state the U.S. Welfare system has assisted hundreds of thousands of people in need. From depression to recession the U.S. Welfare system has changed constantly its role in society providing assistance to the elderly‚ to dependent children‚ and to the unemployed. The funding for the welfare system derives
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Reporting Welfare Cheaters Review I have noticed several costumers that use state-issued credit cards to return some of the goods for cash to buy things that are not allowed by welfare. They will typically buy their goods at one person then return and go to a different person to return the goods and get cash back. Some of the things that they buy with the cash are tobacco or alcohol and or other hardware goods that they cannot buy on the welfare credit card. Do I turn them into the state and risk
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BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY | Can Welfare Programs Combat Poverty? | Dr. Lewis US NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | | By David Chijioke | 11/8/2012 | Can Welfare Programs Combat Poverty? The welfare system was intended to help aid families in need‚ that is‚ families who have no food‚ clothing or shelter. However‚ after decades of welfare recipients being passed through the system‚ it can only be concluded that welfare has only hurt the economy and nation. Welfare programs can not completely fight
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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
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Welfare was created in 1935 to provide for the families in need of food‚ clothing‚ and shelter‚ but today it has become a large‚ controversial topic. Some people argue that it is ridiculous that some people can’t take care of themselves and must rely on everyone else’s money to support them. Those people cause those on welfare to become ashamed of themselves. I believe people on welfare should not feel ashamed because some do hold a job if not multiple‚ but still cannot provide for themselves and
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Drug Testing For Welfare Our country is experiencing a major drug crisis As of right now‚ 13 states have adopted policies involving drug testing for welfare. Each state has a different policy‚ and handles drug testing in different ways. West Virginia has a three offense policy. The first time a welfare recipient tests positive for drugs‚ he/she will be able to keep the benefits but will be required to attend job encouragement and rehabilitation programs. The second offense consists of the recipient
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