I get drug tested at work so I can do my job and pay my taxes etc... Some of what I make goes to pay welfare. Hence I cannot take their (the companies) money without a clean drug free bill of health. I have worked in a county jail for years and see many welfare folks coming in there on drug related charges. What about drug testing welfare recipients on a random basis. What would the consequences be if they came up positive for drugs? I am all for supporting the kids god bless them, but could we curtail some of the adult drug and alchohol abuse with some sort of accountability on their part before they are qualified to recieve our support?
2007-01-22 17:55:48 · 20 answers · asked by guitarringer 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
yes I do think you have a good idea here as for the kids why are they even there!! a person hooked on crack in my mind is unfit to care for a kid the only problem i see with this idea is a rise in crime now that there not getting money to buy the crap
2007-01-22 18:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is unconstitutional to drug test a person without probable cause. Welfare is a voluntary system, so you could argue that it's like voluntarily submitting to a drug test as part of a job application. But the difference is that welfare is only "voluntary" in the strictest sense. For most people on welfare, they need that money in order to eat and have a place to sleep. There's also the practical question of why you would do this. What happens when you find out that a welfare recipient has used drugs? Are you going to revoke the welfare payments? So now you have a homeless drug addict who needs food and shelter, and possibly also children who need to be placed in the state's care. Or you have another prisoner who's more expensive to incarcerate than the welfare payments were in the first place. I just don't see the point.
2016-05-24 00:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you! I work as a nurse practitioner in a major hospital. We get random drug test about every 3 months. If we should fail a drug test first offense is 30 day suspension and a clean drug test before returning to work.. Second time you are out of a job. This goes for every one who works in the hospital from Doctors clear down to janitors. If the state welfare department did the same thing, they could cut off benefits for the first offense until they test clean, and then totally cut them off for the second. It just seems fair that they abide by the same drug free rules that working people do. As for their children if they keep testing positive for drugs they can not be very good parents. So the children should go to homes with a good environment. I see way to many children come through the emergency room do to neglect from drug or alcohol abusing parents. Not all are on welfare but a good portion are. I have also seen what happens to babies that are born to drug addicted moms who collect welfare to buy their drugs.
2007-01-22 18:13:55 · answer #3 · answered by Kali_girl825 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You pretty much answered your own question. A person is not eligible for welfare unless they have children they are having to support. Unfortunately the children suffer if the welfare is cut off as the parent does not have the means to take care of the child/ren. I think in order to draw welfare, the welfare recepient should be made to have a drug test, and should go into drug rehab in order to still be able to collect benefits. If they do not, the children need to be made a ward of the state until the parent is drug free.
2007-01-22 18:02:25 · answer #4 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's a great idea!! Except what happen to the kids. Does the government take them away from the parent or leave them with the drug abuser without any means of being fed? Plus the welfare should have a time limit. 2 years maxium.
2007-01-22 18:04:32 · answer #5 · answered by wondermom 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
that sounds like a real good idea. i have herd story's about welfare recipients selling food stamp in exchange for drugs. they thought they fixed it by giving out those cards. not!!!! they just get a list of what the person wants. go to the store and sell the grocery's to the person. they get their money and go to the drug house. so yes I'm in favor of this random drug testing. good idea. send it to congress and hopefully it will get passed.
to the guy 2 up. social security is not welfare.
2007-01-22 18:07:14 · answer #6 · answered by monreda 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Frankly, we should drug test people before they can have kids too-why stop at welfare? The problem with welfare is there is no end in sight, kinda like the war in Iraq right now. There should be deadlines.
2007-01-22 17:59:58 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I agree that drug testing should be part of the agreement that you make in accepting the welfare check. If you can make it fly past the ACLU then I am all for it. Good Luck.
2007-01-22 18:05:00 · answer #8 · answered by daddyspanksalot 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm for drug testing for public assistance clients. If your going to do it though you would have to require drug counseling or require participation in Narcotics Anonymous for anyone that tests positive. Here in Oregon a group is trying to get drug testing requirements for our politicians. The politicians dont want it. It's not for them...they think we should trust them.
2007-01-22 18:07:08 · answer #9 · answered by Pinky Lee 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They should be tested, there are too many that get S.S. checks and spend it all on drugs...owning rental property I have found this out many times...This is the biggest Social Security abuse going on right now
2007-01-22 18:07:05 · answer #10 · answered by Chris B 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋