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    Pros: People may now be eligible for other welfare programs and that will then change their allotment for Cal-Fresh. Cons: People may not report their changes because they are intimidated due to the fact that they may be taken off the program completely. 6) It is required the county receives directly from the employer hours worked and earned income. Pros: No fraudulent claims. Cons: Laps response time from employer with in required deadline from the county. 7) Social workers need to be more

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    against welfare recipients to get a drug test and there are others that are for it. There two sides of the story why people do and don’t. Social Welfare is a program that provides assistance to needy individuals and families. The type and amount of welfare available to individuals and families vary for country‚ state or region(dictionary). Many people say that they shouldn’t do it because of the people that benefit from it are mostly children’s. Many say that if they do the drug testing is going

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    There is still debate on whether or not welfare recipients should be drug tested if positive is not receive aid from the government. Before our tax payers/ society opinions can be affected‚ they must be presented background information on the issue and a composing of a few different arguments. One view is that by the recipients knowing they will be drug tested may prevent them from using drugs for the sake of their family. Another view is with testing positive may help that individual seek guidance

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    to provide the citizens. In every state accountably gives out social welfare which the person has low income or none that will qualify for social welfare. Many government and community organizations have worked to fill the need its citizens through social to welfare programs. In fact‚ the American welfare system was designed to benefit impoverished Americans or those affected by serious medical problems. These important welfare systems among others have helped shape the American economy. In creating

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    Welfare Drug Testing Trevor Brooks‚ SOC 110 11/09/2011 In today’s America‚ government aid is highly depended on. The US government has spent $498 billion dollars this year on welfare alone. The state of Tennessee has an average of 250‚000 residents on welfare and has $3 billion dollars this year alone. To help cut costs and help tax payers‚ 36 states‚ including Tennessee‚ have proposed a bill to drug test all welfare recipients. Since the beginning of the year‚ the welfare rate

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    Introduction a.i) Government assistance‚ or welfare‚ is a very broad term. There are many different welfare programs available in the United States e.g.‚ food stamps‚ cash assistance‚ and government housing. Currently there is mass debate‚ in courtrooms across the U.S.‚ regarding the legality and morality of pre-assistance drug testing. This report is intended to familiarize the reader with the history of welfare reform; the histories of drug testing in regards to assistance eligibility; and persuade

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    The Pros of Illegal Drugs Many countries along with the United States have laws forbidding the possession‚ sale‚ and use of certain drugs ranging everywhere from marijuana to heroin. Though many countries classify these drugs as illegal‚ I believe certain ones are not as bad as people portray them as. In my mind‚ the illegal drug cannabis‚ also known as marijuana should be legalized since it can not only improve the economy but its side effects are not that foreign to other legal drugs.I believe

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    The Push for Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients United States lawmakers face one of the most pressing issues of our time-welfare reform. New screening processes‚ often considered a direct violation of constitutional rights‚ have already been enacted in many states. Strong evidence exists‚ asserting that the practice of administering drug testing to welfare recipients will cost the U.S. taxpayers more money in the long run‚ stigmatize applicants and participants‚ and serve only the purpose of making

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    Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Many people are constantly discussing the issue of welfare recipients abusing the system and spending their money on drugs while receiving government assistance. This issue has brought forward a possible solution of states passing legislation that will require welfare applicants to submit to a drug test before receiving any sort of government assistance. Drug testing welfare applicants before allowing them to receive assistance is a positive idea because most employers

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    Wasting Billions My name is frank a couple of years ago I was on welfare drug testing. While I was on it I never did any kind of drugs. I was clean for the 2 years I received help. I had a friend that would always do drugs‚ he wouldn’t care about what his consequences would be. One day he got tested and he was in big trouble. People from the government think it is great to do drug tests‚ but what they are really doing is wasting billions on drug tests. Out of those billions only a few tests come out dirty

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