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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Brief: Positive 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
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established the welfare state‚ it has been both heavily criticized and supported. The first source is a quote from a book called Freedom and the Welfare State‚ which provides an argument on just why they believe the welfare state is for the best of society. The source explains that a person simply cannot be free if they are burdened by “fear and insecurity” and that such fear and insecurity might be brought on by specific problems society has that can be addressed by the welfare state. The author
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Political Economies (continued): Fascism and the Welfare State Fascism: A fascist regime is “government according to the insights and views of a strong leader or ruler who is trusted to steer the country in the right direction both economically and culturally.” There is no specific theory such a ruler needs to follow‚ so under fascism one can find capitalist‚ socialist‚ welfare statist and other regimes‚ just as the ruler believes is best. Contemporary political economies are mixtures of fascism
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The debate over Welfare has been a hot topic in the U.S for many years now. Welfare in the U.S. started long before the government welfare programs that we know today. Welfare started in the early days when the U.S. colonies imported the British Laws. The laws made were established for those unable to work because of their age or physical health and those able to work just unemployed. When the Great Depression began‚ nearly 18 million elderly‚ disabled‚ and single mothers already lived at the bare
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TOPIC #4 2/23/2014 Shenitta Stocker Shenitta Stocker Mr. Francis CRJ 1016 February 23‚ 2014 TOPIC #4 INTRODUCTION: There is an ongoing debate on whether drug testing of welfare recipients is legal in many of the local state governments. Welfare is suppose to meet the basic needs and drugs are far from the basic human needs. If recipients on using drugs get all the benefits they are more likely to take their check and spend it on drugs rather than their needs. Drug testing
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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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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 dollars per
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thousands of Americans are welfare for different reasons. Whether people lost their job and can’t afford their necessities‚ or possibly they don’t have motivation to get a job and want to live off the government’s money. It could be that there is a single mother of two children who simply can’t afford the necessities for her children and herself even with a job‚ or maybe their handicapped or they are older and aren’t healthy enough to work and provide for themselves. Welfare is a program created by
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Indentify the current legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e safety. The safeguarding of children and young people is very important and therefore many legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures are put in place for the welfare of the children. Before you can work in a setting with children you have to have a crb check (criminal record bureau) this is a diclosured document that reveals details of any convictions
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